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Nathanael Lauster Feb 1, 2023

So wait, how do I alert the authorities to suspicion of title fraud again?
#BCPoli #BChistory #Housing

Title fraud piece (quoting UBC’s Doug Harris!): https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/mortgage-fraud-bc-homes-1.6732176
HBC Heritage: https://www.hbcheritage.ca/history/fur-trade/deed-of-surrender

At least 3 B.C. homes listed for sale without homeowners' knowledge amid surge in title fraud in Ontario | CBC News

There have been at least three cases of attempted title fraud in B.C. since 2019 — two of which resulted in successful sales — where fraudsters purporting to be the homeowners attempted to sell properties they did not own.

CBC

Nathanael Lauster Jan 12, 2023

Hate crime reporting rates and charges in Canada by police force (obliquely mentioning 2020 explosion of rate in Vancouver) https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/british-columbia/article-why-arent-more-hate-crime-charges-being-laid-in-canada-a-globe-and/

Why aren’t more hate crime charges being laid in Canada? A Globe and Mail analysis examines police performance across the country

Police forces that devoted more resources – full-time investigators and community liaison officers – still solved fewer than 30 per cent of cases; others solved fewer than 10 per cent

The Globe and Mail

Nathanael Lauster Jan 1, 2023

Last light of 2022 on Vancouver