I think there is also a lot of questions on comment sections about whether or not Councilors themselves own short term rentals or other investment properties. Council is pretty silent on this matter, likely because they haven't been asked formally. However, absence of information breeds assumptions and based on Council's near unanimous support to 'fight' the provincial legislation, many of us are left to believe that they do, in fact, have personal financial stakes in secondary properties.
I noticed that the City of Vancouver publicly posts elected official financial statement disclosures.
Yes it’s concerning if not addressed, especially since not even a day before there was a story about them voting on if they need $5k each for conflict of interest legal fees.
As one poster on another site said, why is this the big battle that council is willing to fight when the there are so many other issues that have been boiling over in the city much longer before the STR regulations coming out.
I think there is also a lot of questions on comment sections about whether or not Councilors themselves own short term rentals or other investment properties. Council is pretty silent on this matter, likely because they haven't been asked formally. However, absence of information breeds assumptions and based on Council's near unanimous support to 'fight' the provincial legislation, many of us are left to believe that they do, in fact, have personal financial stakes in secondary properties.
I noticed that the City of Vancouver publicly posts elected official financial statement disclosures.
https://vancouver.ca/files/cov/financial-disclosure-councillor-klassen-mike-2023.pdf
City of PG doesn't seem to post these. I think it would be great for media to FOI these statements.
Yes it’s concerning if not addressed, especially since not even a day before there was a story about them voting on if they need $5k each for conflict of interest legal fees.
Brian Skakun seems to have a particularly a strong interest in secondary suites.
As one poster on another site said, why is this the big battle that council is willing to fight when the there are so many other issues that have been boiling over in the city much longer before the STR regulations coming out.