BC Liberal Leader Kevin Falcon is doubling down against the BC NDP’s Speculation and Vacancy Tax just as new data from Statistics Canada shows more evidence it’s working. Falcon said the tax was unfair for people with multiple vacant homes: …
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Kevin Falcon would eliminate speculation and vacancy tax that has opened up 18,000 units for rent
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NDP MLA Susie Chant says new, affordable rentals for Indigenous people coming to North Vancouver
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NDP MLA Nathan Cullen says new, affordable rentals coming to Stikine
STIKINE – NDP MLA Nathan Cullen says 69 new, affordable rental homes are coming to Stikine for people with low to moderate incomes. “I hear from people in my constituency all the time the very real and difficult challenge of finding …
NDP MLA Brittny Anderson says new, affordable rentals coming to Kaslo
KASLO – NDP MLA Brittny Anderson says ten new, affordable rental homes are coming to Kaslo for people with low to moderate incomes. “For people living in small towns, safe, affordable and accessible housing can be hard to come by,” said …
NDP MLA Josie Osborne says new, affordable rentals coming to West Coast
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