New data shows nine of the top 10 donations to Vancouver’s ruling municipal party were from the real estate industry, prompting some critics to raise conflict of interest concerns.
Last year, Vision Vancouver collected $278,125 in donations with 65 per cent of the money or $180,000 coming from real estate companies like Onni, Westbank, and Rize.
Dermod Travis, the executive director of non-partisan non-profit political watchdog Integrity B.C., pointed out developers rely on support from council to rezone
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