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By ThinkPol Staff A social media account is targeting flippers speculating on Vancouver’s housing market by reporting them to Canada’s tax agency. Corrupt Gregor 1 has so far reported to the Canada Revenue Agency the owners of five properties, which…
By Drew Penner They live in the land of dreamers, but there’s at least one reverie U.S. West Coasters have a hard time believing in – joining Canada. That’s what we discovered when we headed south to ask Americans about…
By ThinkPol Staff A British Columbia woman is suing the world's leading personal computer manufacturer HP over allegations that her notebook computer overheated causing a fire that destroyed her belongings and forced her out of her rental suite. Shelby Barr,…
By Will Young If you have ever dressed as Harry Potter or the Wicked Witch of the East for Halloween in Canada, you have committed a criminal offence. Section 365 of Canada’s criminal code currently makes it an offence to…
By Will Young Economic globalization, specifically international trade, leads to greater inequality with a country, but higher social protection spending may create a cushioning effect against rising income differences, according an OECD study. In Economic globalisation, inequality and the role…
By Lindsey Lloyd An international commercial builder and a Canadian commercial real estate agent have allegedly sold Vancouver office space under false pretenses, a lawsuit claims. A B.C. numbered company filed a civil claim this month against Bosa Development, Magnum…
By ThinkPol Staff The days when multimillion dollar teardowns in Metro Vancouver triggered bidding wars pushing the offers above the asking price seem to be over. Three in four detached houses in Canada’s once hottest housing market sold below asking…
By Will Young Canada's “rip it and ship it” economy that emphasizes extraction over of value-added processing and manufacturing has left the national lagging badly in innovation, in materials efficiency and recycling, according to an OECD report released today. OECD’s…
By ThinkPol Staff A Vancouver speculator who tried to make a profit of $200,000 through an assignment flip is now suing the eventual buyer, who allegedly owes him $600,000 after being forced to sell the West Vancouver waterfront property for…
By ThinkPol Staff Constitutional, public safety and human rights experts have extended their cautious support for a new Liberal government bill that will significantly overhaul Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s controversial anti-terrorism legislation Bill C-51, which many see as being…