Wendell Cox on 15 Minute Cities (CKNW Vancouver)

"It is absolutely impractical"

April 30, 2023

Frontier Centre for Public Policy Senior Fellow Wendell Cox speaks with CKNW Vancouver radio personality Stirling Faux about Fifteen Minute Cities and Housing Affordability. (8 minutes)

Listen to the broadcast here on 980-CKNW in Vancouver.

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