WANNA KNOW how “‘racists’’ are made? If so, come with me to meet Mr. X in Richmond, where Hong Kong dough is pouring in in massive quantities, dispossessing the natives every bit as much as in the rest of the Lower Mainland. Mr. X was born in this country but says he’s now not too proud of that. He feels a little bitter and says he’s thinking of making a new start by applying for refugee status. He told me why. His longtime landlord put the house in which X was living up for sale, you see, being attracted by the swollen real estate prices. As for the real estate industry, forget it. It would sell its own mother for a buck. No, half a buck! Its name is flip.” Every prospective buyer who came to look at the house was from Hong Kong, and three of them said that with a rent of $850 a@ month, Mr. X was ‘'stealing.”* They all said that if they bought the place they would jack the price up to $1,200 a month or more. On Dec, 28, after hearing for the third time that he was stealing, Mr. X decided to get out. “*] wasn’t going to pay any of those jerks $1,200 a month,"’ he said. He moved almost immediately. Not the best time to pack up, it be- ing the holiday period, but the new beggars in our society cannot be choosers. 5485.00 The house is now occupied by Chinese, who cannot be stealing. Except that if their kids are going to school here as ‘‘English as Se- cond Language”’ students, we are the suckers who have to pay for it. So maybe they are stealing after all. The resident of Hong Kong who bought the place paid $192,000 for it. Cash. A year ago it went for $124,000. While the Rome of West Coast housing burns, the politicians, ac- ademics and other clever folk fid- die. In fact, they say there’s no fire. Starting at the top, Bill Vander Zalm isn’t doing a damned thing. He doesn't know what to do, hav- ing spent so much time yelling about attracting foreign money to B.c His suggestion that Asian im- migrants should go to ‘‘sparsely- settled regions outside of Van- couver"’ is a joke. Finance Minister Mel Couvelier is another flop. He could put con- trols on foreign buying of residen- tia] real estate, as the Aussies have done. Instead, he wrings his hands and whines that controls wouldn’t work, The truth is, he doesn’t have the guts to try. Last October, Municipal Affairs Minister Rita Johnston was actual- ly quoted as saying she had scen no evidence that properties are going to non-residents. She should buy herself some glasses. Or talk to Mr. X. Vander Zaim might do some 28-1/4 x 35-S/8 This signed and numbered print is scon to be released by Robert Bateman’s publisher. 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The Fraser Institute, right about many things, is wrong about this one. It says the market and the market alone should be the arbiter. It seems to have no idea that there are people out there, not just dollars, and has not displayed the slightest evidence of conscience. The Fraser Institute has now linked Harry Rankin with Doug Collins (Left meeting Right, you know. A dangerous combination!). This hilarious theory was woven after Rankin said that residential property purchases should be - restricted to Canadian citizens and landed immigrants, rather than be- ing open to massive foreign in- vestment. As for the real estate industry, forget it. It would sell its own mother for a buck. No, half a buck! Its name is flip. About 500 people booed politi- cians of all parties at a recent community meeting in Kerrisdale on the Asian invasion ‘‘and !eft dissatisfied,’’ stated a news report. Of course. 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