I'm disappointed that Stephen Quinn didn't even include the BC Greens in this article. They have proposed the strongest action by far on housing speculation. The BC Liberals continue to do almost nothing, and the BC NDP think that a tiny renters rebate and more affordable housing units are the solution. Only the BC Greens are committed to tackling the root of the problem. The BC Greens will raise the foreign buyer tax (no BC income declared) to 30% and make it province-wide, increase the PTT and make it more progressive (up to 12%), tax capital gains in excess of $750,000 for homes bought and sold within 5 years, and work with the federal government to introduce measures to eliminate money laundering and international property speculation.

http://www.bcgreens.ca/housing