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The B.C. government is trying to hammer home the message that more people need to register for a COVID-19 vaccination.
B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix implored this week: “Register. Register. Register.”
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There’s a reason for that, not visible in the information the B.C. NDP government has been providing publicly so far.
Of the more than 2.5 million people who have registered for a vaccine, only 260,000 were still waiting for a jab as of May 11, the latest information the province was able to provide in response to a Postmedia request.
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When you search B.C.’s first-of-its-kind land transparency registry some beneficial ownership information will be blocked because the new law that underpins the registry requires a 90-day holding period before the info is publicly released.
The registry, one of the B.C. government’s actions to combat money laundering in real estate, opened to the public April 30.
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And because companies, trusts and limited partnerships weren’t required to begin filing transparency reports until the end of November, there is only 2 1/2 months of filings that are accessible, those from Nov. 30 to mid-February, 2021.
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A new defendant has been added to a civil lawsuit launched by the province seeking forfeiture of a Salt Spring Island property that the government alleges was linked to a $200-million-plus international stock fraud.
In a consent order filed May 10 in B.C. Supreme Court, which is agreed to by both parties, Philippines resident Jay Lee was added as a defendant.
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Other defendants in the case include Skye Lee, also known as Geordie Lee; Alicia Lee, spouse of Skye; Beresford Estates, which owns the $2.6-million Salt Spring Island property; and Vincent Manalastas, the sole director of Beresford Estates, and who is believed to be living in the Philippines.