Homeowners crowdsource to fight B.C. speculation tax

A group of homeowners is crowdsourcing to raise money to fight B.C.’s new speculation tax on empty homes.
The group — called Canadians Against the B.C. Speculation Tax — has started a Go Fund Me page with plans to start a class-action lawsuit against the government to stop the levy.
As of Thursday morning, organizers had raised just over $5,000 of a $300,000 goal. The group says the funds will go to a public advocacy campaign to pressure the government to withdraw the