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The criminal government from 2001- 2017 did not help matters. Money laundering so extensive that it begot its own name (the “Vancouver Model”). It completely fu
by moistly 4y ago
The criminal government from 2001- 2017 did not help matters. Money laundering so extensive that it begot its own name (the “Vancouver Model”). It completely fucked the housing market.
- dleslie 4y agoThe current government's investigation found no sign of criminal collusion at the government level. It also found that money laundering had barely any influence on housing prices. At worst, the Liberals were just inept.
- moistly 4y agoWilful Blindness by Sam Cooper provides endless evidence that the government is corrupted. “We investigated ourselves and found that we are not corrupt” is not a ringing endorsement. Money is power and in BC the criminal GDP is as valuable as any of our legitimate business sectors, like fishing or forestry. https://vancouversun.com/opinion/columnists/douglas-todd-sam-coopers-expose-of-corruption-in-canada-tops-bestseller-list https://vancouversun.com/opinion/columnists/douglas-todd-sam... https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2017/04/10/BC-Liberal-Falsehoods-Scandals-Whole-List/ https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2017/04/10/BC-Liberal-Falsehoods-...
- dleslie 4y agoIt was an NDP-Government led investigation; so it wasn't a case of the accused investigating themselves. If anything, the NDP had incentive to discover malfeasance. Maybe Eby didn't read Cooper's book.
- upupandup 4y agoThe only crime is that you don't own a property