18-05-2018 22:23 via vancouversun.com

Homeowners fighting B.C. speculation tax hire lawyer for possible class action suit

A group of homeowners crowdsourcing to raise money to fight B.C.’s new speculation tax on empty homes has retained a lawyer for a possible class-action lawsuit.
The group Canadians Against the B.C. Speculation Tax has started a Go Fund Me page with plans to sue the government to stop the levy.
As of Friday morning, organizers had raised just over $8,500 of a $300,000 goal. The group says the funds will go to a public advocacy campaign to pressure the government to withdraw the pr
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