Jordan Bateman gave a speech to Trinity Western University's Generation Screwed looking at the 107 taxes, fees, levies and regulatory costs government imposes on new home construction in the City of Vancouver. While, yes, we must hold government to account for foreign buyers, shadow flippers, unscrupulous real estate agents and other price influences, we also need to hold a mirror up to the politicians and get them to think about how they cause housing prices to rise.
This speech was given Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016.
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