Reading Time: 3 minutes Stoking demand for housing without a significant increase in housing stock will likely do more harm than good
Tag: BC politics
B.C. business tax ball now in Clark’s court
Reading Time: 3 minutes After accounting for all factors, B.C. has one of the highest overall tax rates on new investment in Canada and the developed world
The reality of independent school funding in British Columbia
Reading Time: 3 minutes Reducing or eliminating independent school funding would reduce parental choice, educational diversity, and may lower per student spending in public schools
Political change? Nowhere in the Canadian breezes
Reading Time: 3 minutes If you hold power now, chances are you will continue to do so
British Columbia’s failed primary care experiment
Reading Time: 4 minutes Paying doctors more did not improve primary care – and cost the province hundreds of millions of dollars
Rule of law under attack in B.C.
Reading Time: 3 minutes By imposing a tax on already signed agreements, B.C. is demonstrating a worrisome indifference to the rule of law
Two reasons why average families in Vancouver can’t afford housing
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Vancouver area’s sky-high real estate market looks even more inflated when seen in conjunction with the city’s below-average incomes
Foreign purchase tax ignores crucial source of housing unaffordability
Reading Time: 4 minutes A tax on foreign buyers may seem like an easy fix but it ignores the fact the housing supply is not keeping up with demand
British Columbians need action to curb high taxes, not more study
Reading Time: 3 minutes Continued inaction ultimately means fewer opportunities and less prosperity for British Columbians
Independent schools in B.C. run contrary to ‘elitist’ caricature
Reading Time: 3 minutes Contrary to the “elitist” label of private schools, independent schools in B.C. offer diverse approaches to education