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By ThinkPol Staff British Columbians will soon be able to once again speak up against big corporations on important issues without the fear of being silenced by costly strategic legal action intended to suppress public participation. BC Attorney General David…
By ThinkPol Staff The Vancouver realtors who incited mobs to crash a popular elected official's event is about to get a taste of their own medicine. The major Vancouver real estate brokerage Sutton West Coast took out an ad last…
By ThinkPol Staff A homeowner from Vancouver wealthiest neighbourhood is objecting to the additional school tax levied on properties worth more than $3 million on the grounds that his children are no longer in school. “It may be a great…
By ThinkPol Staff British Columbia’s Leader of the Official Opposition Andrew Wilkinson today introduced a private members bill, that if passed, would reduce taxes on condo flippers by half. Under Canada Revenue Agency interpretation of Income Tax Act, profits made…
By ThinkPol Staff BC Liberal MLA Jordan Sturdy is being called out as a liar for spreading misinformation about the school tax imposed on homes worth more than $3 million by the BC NDP government. “It's not a "school tax",”…
By ThinkPol Staff A homeowner from Vancouver wealthiest neighbourhood is likening British Columbia NDP government’s reforms at tackling the region’s housing crisis to Nazi race laws. “Don’t be misled,” Robert Angus is quoted in Shaughnessy Heights Property Owners’ Association newsletter…
By Lisa Tanh Many Vancouverites are still unaware of the City of Vancouver’s new short-term rental bylaws and how to properly report violations, says a local housing activist. Ulrike Rodrigues, an East Vancouver resident, said she’s been receiving several messages…
By ThinkPol Staff The number of Vancouver detached houses selling below assessed value in April outnumbered those selling for more, with some going as low as 27% below, making it the third month in row that a majority of Vancouver…
By ThinkPol Staff Vancouver developer Westbank is only interested in projects that are wanted in China, the marketing director of the company has admitted. “It’s a hindrance that I don’t speak Mandarin for example, in sales,” Westbank’s Director of Marketing…
By Lisa Tanh A loophole in the City of Vancouver’s new short-term rental bylaw could wipe out a big chunk of the city’s secondary suite stock, according to a complaint by a concerned citizen. Ethan, a born and raised Vancouverite,…