Thank you Globe and Mail for continuing to keep these issues in focus and helping BC residents understand the importance of the NDP government following through on its election promise to institute a 2% tax on real estate held by owners who do not pay income tax in Canada. This tax is vital to preventing inequality from becoming even more pronounced, increasing the cost of living, shutting out more Canadian tax payers from owning property, and eroding the quality of life here. Just monitor the number of small businesses including restaurants on streets like Broadway who are shutting down because they can't afford the rent - or try to buy gas downtown (as stations close to cash in on land values) - businesses who can't find workers because applicants can't afford to live in the area or must commute long distances.