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: U! b0 W' o* j7 K- j在萨省大学拿到公共管理硕士后，29岁的李京拿到工作需可，搬到温哥华，在温哥华郊区兰里镇买了一个56万的 townhouse ，七天后，关于外国人买房的新税实施，李需多交8万4千加元税。 李再向父母要钱，父母说实在拿不出那么多钱，李京陷入进退两难的境地。( c) N m' `* T2 j. X
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李京说：“我以为加拿大是个民主公平的国家”，但现在李平不能肯定加拿大是不是一个民主公平的国家。
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) x% T6 p9 T! n! S; ~苏海评论： 这个中国学生的境遇值得同情，但民主公平的国家仍然是一个国家，国家的概念要搞清楚。一个国家的政府的第一职责是保护本国人民的安全和利益。BC 政府的新税政策是对是错是不是应该从一国政府的根本职责为基点来讨论。 ]/ G7 v7 {; q2 Q6 s6 h
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University grad faces $84K foreign buyers tax on Langley, B.C., townhome: K2 z4 X, z# |( J
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'I can't go forward and also can't go back,' says University of Saskatchewan grad. M; O. X6 v) o2 }
( _$ s- M* ?) J/ `' TBy Jane Armstrong, CBC News Posted: Aug 16, 2016 5:00 AM PT Last Updated: Aug 16, 2016 8:13 AM PT3 e6 W0 r+ n% r7 ]1 s
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0 F9 W2 d& o9 Z3 ]& w; C% ~9 [1 SAfter completing her degree at the University of Saskatchewan last spring, Chinese student Jing Li decided to put down permanent roots in Canada.
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. z# m" X y/ a4 I+ f7 [Jing, 29, obtained a work permit, moved to the Vancouver area and made an offer on a townhouse in Langley, B.C., in mid-July.. R) x: `" {& S
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"The beauty and kindness of B.C. inspired me to move here," she said.
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+ t& b6 W3 [9 e6 p' [$ f7 U2 KJing cobbled together a 10 per cent deposit on the $560,000 property by borrowing from her parents in China. She said they in turn borrowed money from friends and family.! e0 p4 X# ?" _ k# \
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But last month, 12 days after Jing signed the purchase contract, the B.C. government threw a wrench in Jing's Canadian dream when it levied a 15 per cent property transfer tax on foreign real estate buyers in the Vancouver area.: T9 C% }% y) z1 m
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Jing is not a permanent resident in Canada, so the tax adds $84,000 to the home's cost, something she's certain she can't afford. But if she backs out of the deal, she would lose her deposit of about $56,000.
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1 K! l* f' Z, x"Now, I can't go forward and also can't go back."/ R9 p; B# ]' \8 }9 ]
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Her mother cried when Jing called her parents in China to tell them about the tax. They had no more money to lend her.& i9 K8 u# w# D7 u' |# l3 {
! B' E4 z( I5 N/ q) c" c" RJing said her father is a geologist for a mining company. Her mother stays at home.2 j2 f- V' W% G, @
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Parents saved for Jing's future+ ^/ G- j) P( J! n4 ^& X: r
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She said her parents saved all their lives to send her to university in Canada.; {, I) }- W' u
3 G, H1 V7 A6 I2 P3 c" x& bAfter earning a master's degree last spring in public administration from the University of Saskatchewan, she moved to Burnaby, B.C., where she lives in an apartment with some university friends.
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$ k6 ^2 _5 U# r5 K) Y1 e& @8 I- wStaying in Canada was Jing's idea, and now she feels guilty.% b# L7 K' f4 l& V* O
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"I think this is my fault," she said in halting English. "If I don't want to study, work and live in Canada, this disaster would not happen to my family.' ~' B( a* t4 U$ |- d
; {: N$ w$ S% Q9 N# G: {"I hope there is somebody could tell me what I can do."
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/ j6 m' \, E+ l7 k9 OBruce Copp, managing broker at Sutton Group West Coast, the real estate firm used by Jing, confirmed Jing made the offer on the Langley property in July.
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Did not expect tax
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9 i/ N0 q2 u" i4 M) X: o3 JWhen the government introduced the tax last month, it said its stated aim was to make housing more affordable for middle-class buyers., |0 L, y* x" n! I3 N
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% A4 Y& |$ K0 c+ R! [5 g' cIn July, Jing paid a deposit on this townhouse in Langley. Twelve days later, the province introduced the 15 per cent property transfer tax for foreign buyers in the Vancouver area. (Jing Li)9 L8 ~/ h* p9 U3 _
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Real estate prices in the Vancouver area have soared in recent years. Some have argued that foreign buyers have contributed to this rise, which has left many local buyers priced out of their own city.
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% _6 c* A( A. _, QJing said she never would have bought the Langley property had she known a tax was on the horizon.. j6 y- X; |: v* P& k
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She said she felt entrapped by the government when it announced the tax.
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& P3 B S" o5 @ ~"In my mind, Canada is a democratic and fair country."+ F8 Q H( Q8 J/ D
9 E. X4 ?6 |5 g w cNow she is not so sure.
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- C8 J. c# a1 u; a# ` VIn July, Jing paid a deposit on this townhouse in Langley. Twelve days later, the province introduced the 15 per cent property transfer tax for foreign buyers in the Vancouver area. |
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