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BC Liberals unhappy that speculation tax targets British Columbia’s 1% wealthy enough to own multiple homes

By ThinkPol Staff The BC Liberals are criticizing the speculation tax recently introduced by the province’s Green-backed NDP government because it affects the one percent of British Columbians wealthy enough to own two or more homes. “I think the minister

Vigilante retaliates against realtors who took full-page ad inciting wealthy homeowners to crash Eby’s town hall

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 week

Wealthy Vancouver homeowner objects to school tax because his children are no longer in school

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

Andrew Wilkinson introduces bill to reduce taxes on condo flippers by half

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

BC Liberal MLA Jordan Sturdy caught lying about school tax

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”,”

BC exempts vacation homes from speculation tax

By Drew Penner The bureaucrats have done their tinkering and the new-and-improved levy on people taking advantage of hot West Coast real estate has been unfurled. BC Finance Minister Carole James said despite revising speculation tax rules to exclude a

Andrew Wilkinson: The big tobacco defender demonizing pot

By Drew Penner British Columbia’s Opposition Leader Andrew Wilkinson’s recent comments to the media on the “troublesome” nature of the weed business have raised concerns among some residents excited about the coming public influx of cannabis cash. The BC Liberal

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 Green leader to prod government into seizing homes of money launderers, tax evaders, real estate racketeers

By Drew Penner The BC Green party wants the province to start seizing the homes of foreign buyers involved in criminal activity as the NDP government waffles on the legality of such a move. In response to a ThinkPol article

“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