Mungall skeptical about summer sitting

Nelson-Creston MLA Michelle Mungall is panning the upcoming summer sitting of the legislature.

It’s been called to pass legislation allowing Vancouver to tax the owners of vacant homes.

But Mungall asks what about the rest of BC?

Mungall says taxing absentee owners may be part of the solution but it’s not the only solution.

She says her party has proposed other measures using the property transfer tax.

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