October 19 | Bob Mackin Quoted from the article: “If nothing else, it reflects poor judgment on the part of a parliamentary secretary to be involved with a grey market gambling company in this way,” NDP gambling critic David Eby …
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October 13, 2016 | Joanne Lee-Young Quoted from the article: At the time, the B.C. NDP slammed the Liberals’ appointing of Mignosa for a term that would end in 2019 because she had already been on the council during a time when …
Vancouver Sun: Ottawa will attempt to close Fintrac lawyer loophole
October 6, 2016 | Sam Cooper Quoted from the article: NDP MLA David Eby, who is a lawyer, said that his reading of the Supreme Court’s ruling is that judges believed Fintrac’s legislation granted law enforcement too much power to search the legal …
Caucus news release: Christy Clark’s government stands alone in denial of housing crisis
OFFICIAL OPPOSITION MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release Oct. 3, 2016 Christy Clark’s government stands alone in denial of housing crisis VANCOUVER— The Christy Clark government is still in a state of denial and delay when it comes to critical housing …
Globe and Mail: Ottawa’s push to tackle real estate tax dodgers sees mixed response
October 3, 2016 | Kathy Tomlinson and Mike Hager Quoted from the article: B.C. New Democrat housing critic David Eby predicted a crackdown on the abuse of principal residence exemptions will do more to make housing affordable than the 15-per-cent …
CBC News: Eby, housing critic pleased feds closing real estate loopholes
October 3, 2016 | Belle Puri Quoted from the article: NDP housing critic David Eby is happy the federal government has decided to collect information to monitor how Canadian real estate markets, including Metro Vancouver’s, can be used and abused by people …
CKNW: Federal government announces new measures intended to reduce housing market risk
October 3, 2016 | Simon Little Quoted from the article: Housing critic David Eby applauds new regulations NDP housing critic David Eby says he’s applauding the federal government for closing the loophole on foreign investors ducking paying capital gains taxes …
Huffington Post: Expensive Vancouver homes are owned by people in traditionally low-income jobs: Eby
Sept 27, 2016 | Jesse Ferreras Quoted from the article: Homemakers. Students. A waitress and a casino dealer. These are just a few traditionally low-income professions you can work in and still, somehow, buy a home in one of Vancouver’s …
CBC: NDP continues to question how Vancouverites with little income can own expensive homes
September 27 2016 Quoted from the article: NDP housing critic David Eby is once again calling for changes to the tax system after compiling new data on land titles in Vancouver. “I don’t believe Revenue Canada is treating this seriously. …
CTV: Waitress’s purchase of $2.3M Vancouver home prompts questions
September 27, 2016 Quoted from the article: “I can’t suggest that anything has actually been done wrong by anybody,” Eby said at a news conference Tuesday. “I’m simply saying that we need to have additional resources dedicated to investigate where …