Veteran British Columbia lawyer Wes Mussio analyzed the recent Federal Government agreement with the Musqueam Indian Band that has triggered so much controversy whose land claim title area comprises much of Metro Vancouver, and more than a trillion dollars of real estate values in private and publicly owned residential, business and Crown properties.

Some folks may recall witty British actor John Cleese in the famous Monty Python skit "Ministry of Silly Walks" which pointed out government's bureaucratic inefficiency, absurd regulations and spending without real results. Victoria needs housing like a parched forest needs rain, yet council just opened an umbrella and did the equivalent of a Monty Python "silly walk" away.

Map overlay on a dense forest, showing stats of British Columbia: 95 million hectares total, 55 million hectares forested, 22 million hectares available for harvesting, only 200,000 hectares harvested annually.

The discovery of the nest during demolition stalled progress on much-needed housing thanks to Canada's federal Migratory Birds Convention Act, making it illegal to harm them, or active nests, with fines from $5,000 to $300,000.

If you were diagnosed with cancer, would you call a plumber? Of course not. You’d want a doctor—someone who actually treats patients. And if you wanted a new house built, you wouldn’t ask your family physician. You’d call a builder, an architect, or a tradesperson who knows how to pour a foundation and raise a roof. So why do governments keep making this exact mistake when it comes to housing policy?

Empty Bedroom Tax Another Unfair, Divisive Proposal like "Home Equity Taxes" 🏡 In an attempt to tackle housing shortages, some governments and activist groups are pushing a controversial, new tax on homes with unused or "empty" bedrooms. While the new tax idea may seem like a way to encourage more efficient use of housing, it has sinister Communistic overtones. A recent article from the Financial Post 's  Canadian tax expert Kim Moody argues that this so-called "empty bedr

Homes shouldn't be piggybanks for politicians.