Category Archives: Government
Realtors question legality of new taxes as foreign buyers exit cooling Vancouver housing market giving locals hope
By Drew Penner Within real estate circles, the effect of new taxes aimed at foreign buyers cashing in on Vancouver’s superheated housing market has been palpable. Shawn Anderson, a realtor with Engel & Völkers Vancouver, says the change has been
West Vancouver mansion-owning satellite family to be deported after judge dismisses review
By ThinkPol Staff A so-called “satellite family” from China involved in immigration fraud, who bought a multimillion dollar mansion in West Vancouver after immigrating to Canada through the Quebec investor program, are to be deported after a judge threw out
BC Liberals accepted money from Chinese government propaganda unit
By ThinkPol Staff The BC Liberals accepted money from a media outlet producing propaganda for the Communist Party of China, days after the mouthpiece was exposed as being owned and operated by China’s government. On November 2, 2015, an exposé
Asking home prices fall by double digits in Metro Vancouver as BC budget begins to bite
By ThinkPol Staff Asking prices for homes in Metro Vancouver are falling ‒ in one case by as much as 73% ‒ suggesting that budget measures announced by the NDP government to promote affordable housing by tackling rampant crime, corruption
BC Liberals continued to support alleged Ponzi operator that sponsored Christy Clark despite warnings
By ThinkPol Staff An alleged Ponzi operator who sponsored former British Columbia Premier Christy Clark’s junkets to China continued to enjoy the full support and backing of the former BC Liberal government despite red flags raised by auditors, according to
NDP to reintroduce anti-SLAPP legislation killed by BC Liberals
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
BC Liberal leader batted for big tobacco against BC
By ThinkPol Staff The newly-elected BC Liberal leader once acted for multinational tobacco companies against British Columbia, as the province sought to recover billions of dollars spent out of the public health-care budget to treat people with smoking-related diseases such
Will Kelowna West forgive BC Liberal candidate who traded seat with Christy Clark for cushy job in China?
By Nick Valka The bad taste left in Kelowna West voters’ mouths after Christy Clark’s “parachuting” into the riding seems to be a major factor influencing the electorate’s voting decision for the upcoming by-election. Residents of the Kelowna West electoral
“Go after the money launderers, illegal real estate flippers, scammers, tax evaders” ‒ British Columbians respond to budget consultation
By ThinkPol Staff British Columbians want the government to go after money launderers, tax evaders, speculators and other fraudsters operating in the province’s real estate market, public responses to the governing NDP’s 2018 budget consultation show. Premier John Horgan’s government
City of Vancouver staff asked to talk to PR team before responding to citizens
By ThinkPol Staff City of Vancouver staff are asked to talk to the city hall’s army of well-paid spin doctors before responding to citizens on social media, according to information released through a Freedom of Information request. “A reminder: please