Vancouver Sun. As quoted in the article, Sept 6, 2018. Douglas Todd: The housing crisis is the top issue for British Columbians, but incomplete information and exaggerated rhetoric sour its discussion.
This is not to say there is nothing to debate in the B.C. NDP’s 30-point plan to ease the devastation of unaffordability, which it inherited from the laissez-faire Liberals’ 16 years in power. But it takes time to put together a complete picture.
Even as a journalist who for five years has covered the way extreme prices are crushing the hopes of hundreds of thousands of British Columbians, I learned new things from a recent Vancouver Sun and Province editorial board meeting with Attorney General David Eby.
The Point Grey MLA, whose riding is ground zero for the stratospheric prices that result in large part from the globalization of wealth, rang some of the earliest warning bells about the lack of affordability. And he’s been teaming up with Finance Minister Carole James to respond.
Global News, Richard Zussman. August 10th. As quoted: “Attorney General David Eby is asking for Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson’s help to obtain agreement of the previous government to waive cabinet privilege on documents related to money laundering. In a letter …
Hundreds attend Metchosin councillor’s celebration of life Posted By: Luisa Alvarezon: August 05, 2018In: CHEK, News, Top Stories WATCH: Hundreds gathered in Metchosin Sunday to celebrate the life of councilor Moralea Milne. The 68-year-old was killed in a car crash in Surrey last month. Those …
Following the bombshell report detailing how Vancouver-area casinos became hubs for international money laundering, the second phase of B.C.‘s battle against dirty money is expected to target real estate.
While the real estate sector largely drives B.C.‘s economy, many members of the industry appear to have significant work to do on this front. According to data obtained by Postmedia News, Canada‘s financial intelligence watchdog found “significant” and “very significant” deficiencies in the anti-money laundering controls at 88 per cent of real estate entities they examined in B.C. over the last two years.
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The report by Dr. Peter German on money laundering in BC casinos was released to the public this morning. The German report was first received by government on March 31, 2018. It was reviewed for privacy concerns and accordingly, German …
Eby reintroduces anti-SLAPP legislation killed by BC Liberals May 15, 2018 Civil Liberties, Front Page, Government 1 Comment 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 …
May 15, 2018 Vancouver Sun. As quoted in the article: VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has introduced legislation that would prevent lawsuits used to silence critics with unfair or costly legal action. Attorney General David Eby says the bill …
As quoted in the article: Criminal cashflow expert and Attorney-General weigh in on B.C. investigation into into housing-crime links David Eby, NDP MLA for Vancouver Point Grey and B.C.’sAttorney-General. (JENNIFER GAUTHIER / FOR STARMETRO) By DAVID P. BALLStarMetro Vancouver Sun., May 6, 2018 VANCOUVER—One …