September 27 2016 | Jen St Denis Quoted from the article: NDP MLA David Eby is calling on the B.C. government to hire more tax auditors to examine the Metro Vancouver phenomenon of homeowners who report poverty-level incomes, but own …
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CKNW: The province should do more to battle tax evasion and fraud: NDP MLA David Eby
Sept 11 2016 Quoted from the article: NDP MLA David Eby is calling on the province to do more to battle tax evaders and money launderers after a report in The Globe and Mail highlighted fresh concerns about the CRA …
Vancouver Sun: Eby calls for tougher enforcement around B.C. real estate sales
Sept 11, 2016 | Denise Ryan Quoted from the article: The B.C. NDP housing critic condemned on Sunday what he called “the apparent indifference of our provincial government” to reports of tax evasion, fraud and money laundering in the local …
Georgia Straight: NDP housing critic David Eby seeks investigation into “leak” of information on foreign-buyer tax to marketer Bob Rennie
August 3, 2016 | Carlito Pablo Quoted from the article: Eby said that he has written Clark asking for an investigation. “We’ve asked the premier to look into this assuming that she didn’t just tell him herself that this was …
CBC: David Eby comments on fixed term lease loophole
August 3, 2016 | Jon Hernandez Quoted from the article: NDP MLA and housing critic David Eby says fixed-term agreements are becoming more and more prevalent across Vancouver, and that it’s alarming to see the practice used to bypass the province’s rental …
Times Colonist: David Eby calls for probe into agent’s knowledge of new tax
August 3, 2016 | Canadian Press Quoted from the article: British Columbia’s New Democrat housing critic is calling for an investigation into whether a prominent Vancouver real estate agent and B.C. Liberal government insider had advance knowledge of a controversial …
Breaking: David Eby writes to Premier about insider information
On August 2, David Eby and the Official Opposition learned about the apparent leak of details on the new tax on foreign buyers to Premier Christy Clark’s fundraising chair weeks before the public was informed of it. Read David’s letter …
Caucus News Release: Today’s housing affordability for renters event with John Horgan, David Eby and Selina Robinson
July 20, 2016 Quoted from the release: Horgan and New Democrat housing spokesperson David Eby joined Coquitlam-Maillardville MLA Selina Robinson in Coquitlam, where older rental apartment buildings will be demolished to make way for residential towers along the new Evergreen …
CTV: Auditors should target low-income owners of million-dollar homes: Eby
July 15, 2016 Quoted from the article: The Canada Revenue Agency is deploying dozens of auditors to B.C. in an effort to catch tax evaders, but critics argue the province is still missing the mark on the affordable housing issue. …
The Province: Examine links between income tax and real estate title: David Eby
July 15, 2016 | Cassidy Olivier Quoted from the article: Eby said the conclusions deserve further government study, including whether tax evasion is at play or whether tax loopholes are being exploited. A first step, said Eby, would be to …