NDP's speculation tax balloons into Nanaimo byelection issue

VICTORIA — B.C.’s New Democrats find themselves on the defensive in a crucial byelection in Nanaimo, after unveiling a plan to make all homeowners in the city apply for exemptions from a new speculation tax in a process critics say is cumbersome and unfair.
Parties in the byelection turned their attention to the issue Wednesday hoping to score points in a race that may decide the future of the NDP government.
The B.C. Liberals, who could deadlock the legislature by winning the riding