Foreign buying of Vancouver real estate: Beware the siren call of sovereignty
admin June 20, 2018 0 COMMENTSIn the on-going debate over Metro Vancouver’s housing challenges, the Vancouver Sun’s populist columnist, Douglas Todd, has once again played the nationalism card. In a June 7 comment, Todd warns that Canadian sovereignty is under threat from a lawsuit filed by some foreigners against the British Columbia government for imposing a tax on their purchase of homes […]
READ MOREOn Saturday, October 20, 2018, eligible voters in Richmond will be electing a Mayor, eight Councillors and seven School Trustees. Those elected in October 2018 will serve in office for four years. The City of Richmond Elections Office is a non-partisan office that administers the 2018 General Local and School Election. The Elections Office can […]
READ MORE郭律师您好，我们本着让更多选民了解各位市选候选人的目的，逐一拜访本次参选的华人候选人，今天想问几个简单的问题，让大家更好的了解您。
READ MOREIncumbent Mayor Malcolm Brodie has been re-elected in Richmond, B.C, beating out two contenders by a wide margin. Two candidates ran against Brodie, who was first elected as mayor in a byelection in 2001, following the resignation of then-mayor Greg Halsey-Brandt. Official Results Richmond General Local and School Election Total with 44 of 44* Voting […]
READ MORESome high-minded Vancouver homeowners want a 30% price decline to restore the city’s housing affordability, according to the New York Times citing a 2016 survey. Hmmm, a 30% haircut would mean a market collapse. Others will probably settle for 10%-20%, which translates into a loss of hundreds of thousands of dollars. This, too, is a huge amount. “If I got to lose 200 […]
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OnePacificNews, Vancouver, May 31 2018 Ottawa dished out a huge serving of irony today. Following the outbreak of tariff wars with the United States, here’s what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in the National Post today: “That Canada could be considered a national security threat is inconceivable.” Funny, but this sounds a lot like Lu Shaye pleading […]
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