Today, David Eby’s bill to turn standalone short-term vacation rentals like Airbnbs into homes for people passed the legislature, with Kevin Falcon’s BCUP voting against. Falcon’s MLAs spent much of the week attempting to create loopholes in Eby’s Short-Term Rental …
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