Douglas Todd: Vancouverites betrayed by lax politicians

Vancouver, BC: JUNE 26, 2014 — Geography professor David Ley in front of a large house being built on Yew Street in Vancouver, BC Thursday, June 26, 2014. Ley is the author of Millionaire Migrants, and is an expert on how migration and foreign investment relates to housing prices.Jason Payne
/ Vancouver SunLawyer Christine Duhaime has helped revealed how Canada’s tepid anti-money-laundering efforts have been hamstrung by bankers and realtors.
/ Vancouver Sun“Foreign money coming in clearly benefits the property developers and realtors who are major contributors to the B.C. Liberal Party,” says Justin Fung, of HALT.Jason Payne
/ Vancouver SunLast year B.C.’s Rich Coleman, minister responsible for housing, joined Finance Minister Mike De Jong and Premier Christy Clark in saying he had no intention of intervening in what they consider a laissez-faire real-estate market.
/ Vancouver SunSecond of two partsIt is not just Vancouver’s pleasant mountains and beaches that have …
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