In light of public outcry, the B.C. government has tasked a committee to examine real estate practices such as flipping and shadow assignment.
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March 4, 2016
10:16AM
In reality, hardly anybody in Canada is trying raise a family on the minimum wage.
March 2, 2016
9:30AM
Statistics Canada has identified five characteristics that are associated with being at risk of falling into persistent low-income status.
February 23, 2016
9:42AM
These voluntary relationships clearly benefit the participants, and perhaps that is why the strident opponents resort to hyperbole and fear-mongering.
February 19, 2016
8:35AM
There are billions more of us humans than there used to be and most of us are living far better than our species has ever lived.
February 18, 2016
3:10AM
In an effort to make housing more affordable in Greater Vancouver, B.C.’s latest budget exempts newly-built homes worth up to $750,000 from the property transfer tax.
February 15, 2016
12:21PM
Only 1.5 per cent of Canadians remained stuck in low income every year.
February 12, 2016
2:37PM
The change in the nature of work, and increased wealth, transformed the family.
February 10, 2016
10:39AM
There’s been a lot of media coverage on “house flipping” in Vancouver, and quick sales are common in many real estate markets.
February 9, 2016
3:00AM
The federal government recently introduced a bill that will make the process for establishing unions less democratic and weaken the financial disclosure requirements for established unions.
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