Last week, Premier David Eby announced legislation to turn standalone short-term rentals like Airbnbs into much-needed long-term housing for people. Today, Kevin Falcon proposed amendments that would allow investors to operate standalone short-term rentals and would exempt massive geographic areas, …
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