B.C.’s speculation and vacancy tax is set to rise in the new year even as the federal government scraps its underused housing tax, raising questions about whether such taxes are effective, legal and necessary in today’s depressed market.

But as the BC NDP government doubles down on its tax, federal policy is diverging. Budget 2025 eliminates the one-per-cent underused housing tax, and Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal government won a budget confidence vote on Nov. 17.

https://www.castanet.net/news/BC/585995/B-C-speculation-tax-to-rise-in-2026-as-Carney-axes-federal-version#585995

AND:

Canadian governments added 950,000 extra employees since 2015, accounting for a third of Canada’s job growth. 950,000 extra government employees. A THIRD of Canada’s new jobs has been funded by taking more money from taxpayers.

https://www.fraserinstitute.org/studies/examining-growth-public-sector-employment-since-2015

a Eby jeebies song;

https://x.com/i/status/1882104309980017098

 

Columbia & GMG   might find this chap interesting with his service.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OndEgodGLnU