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A foreign home buyer tax was enacted in Vancouver BC to help curb the incredibly hot housing market in mid-2016. It worked. The Vancouver market has stabilized, achieving the intended result of making homes affordable for local residents. In early 2017 Markham city council decided NOT to implement a similar tax to combat incredible increases in home prices due to the significant influence of foreign buyers. Why? Who influenced the Mayor of Markham to fight against this motion? What would possess a city to NOT ask for additional revenue generating power from the province? What other hidden factors influenced Markham to steer away from a proven solution to a similar issue? [Hey Markham councillor Karen Rae, I’m sorry your intelligent and reasonable motion got squashed!] Please take a moment to visit CrewRoundTable.com to subscribe to this, and other shows, presented by the Crew Roundtable Podcast Network. Please subscribe, rate, share, and review – THANKS!Tweet #AskTheCrew

Douglas Garland killed three people, likely tortured them first, then chopped up the bodies. Douglas Garland caught a beating in jail while awaiting sentencing because one of those three people was a 5 year old boy. His lawyers wagged their finger at the general populace than condoned and applauded this jailhouse beating. Is it right that he was beaten up in jail? What is the aim of prison? Is the Canadian public more bloodthirsty than we like to let on, unlike our neighbors to the south? All this and more is discussed on the latest episode of Hot Takes with Gino, proudly presented by the Crew Roundtable Podcast Network. Please visit us at crewroundtable.com, and subscribe, rate, share, and review, wherever you get your fine podcasts. Thanks!Tweet #AskTheCrew

**Don’t worry friends, you have not missed any episodes! This is a special episode released out of order. We return to the regular release schedule next week! Subscribe at crewroundtable.com so you never miss a show! Ontario Liberal Premier Kathleen Wynne announced massive 25% reductions in the electricity bills for citizens of Ontario. She bowed to public pressure to lower the runaway electricity bills for Ontario consumers, but is this a real change? Is this all just a shell game, robbing Peter to pay Paul? What is the history of electricity pricing in Ontario under the current Liberal government since 2003? Is this a desperate attempt to remain in power bribing Ontario with its own money? And how do the green energy contracts with power producers fit into this scheme to artificially lower your electricity bill? All this and more is discussed on the latest episode of Hot Takes with Gino, proudly presented by the Crew Roundtable Podcast Network. Please visit us at crewroundtable.com and subscribe, rate, share, and review, wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks! Tweet #AskTheCrew

Bombardier takes billions of dollars from the Canadian taxpayer, and then goes to court to actively fight the disclosure of these loans, what the money was spent on, and even how much/when any  of these loans from the taxpayer will be paid back! How is this allowed?  How is this good business?  How does the taxpayer benefit from propping up a failing company like Bombardier? Those questions and more and discussed in this episode of Hot Takes with Gino, available on the Crew Roundtable Podcast Network. Subscribe by visiting crewroundtable.com and make sure you never miss another episode.  Subscribe and share! Thanks! Tweet #AskTheCrew

The Ontario housing market is hot hot hot! But what about the rental market? In Toronto close to 50% of the population rents, and has done so for the past 35 years. Renters are not immune from the spike in house prices. Renters are feeling the scarcity of available units just as much as those looking to buy homes. The main difference is there is no rush of developers to build new rental units to serve the demand of renters. Why is that the case? What key laws and bodies act to effectively restrict the rental market? Can the Ontario/Toronto governments do anything to alleviate this situation and help renters? What are landlords doing to illegally drive out renters? All this and more in the latest and greatest episode of Hot Takes with Gino! Please subscribe, rate, share, and review on CrewRoundTable.com – THANKS! Tweet #AskTheCrew

Today, on the premier episode of JR Talks to People, JR speaks with Mike Bryant of Kraken Not Stirred. Mike chats about his bands, how he decided to start a solo nerd rock band, and his Kickstarter to release "Robots vs Monsters" on GREEN vinyl! To support the Kickstarter or find out more about Kraken Not Stirred, visit the following links: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/krakennotstirred/robots-vs-monsters-six-song-ep-on-green-vinyl http://krakennotstirred.com/ Tweet #AskTheCrew

Today, on the premier episode of JR Talks to People, I speak with Mike Bryant of Kraken Not Stirred. Mike chats about his bands, how he decided to start a solo nerd rock band, and his Kickstarter to release "Robots vs Monsters" on GREEN vinyl! To support the Kickstarter or find out more about Kraken Not Stirred, visit the following links: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/krakennotstirred/robots-vs-monsters-six-song-ep-on-green-vinyl http://krakennotstirred.com/ Tweet #AskTheCrew

Today, on the premier episode of JR Talks to People, I speak with Mike Bryant of Kraken Not Stirred. Mike chats about his bands, how he decided to start a solo nerd rock band, and his Kickstarter to release "Robots vs Monsters" on GREEN vinyl! To support the Kickstarter or find out more about Kraken Not Stirred, visit the following links: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/krakennotstirred/robots-vs-monsters-six-song-ep-on-green-vinyl http://krakennotstirred.com/ Tweet #AskTheCrew

Introducing our new segment, Quick Fire hosted by JR!! Tweet #AskTheCrew

Support the show with Amazon! So you love listening to CrewRoundTable.com and think, "How can I support the Crew?" Well the answer is as simple as doing your everyday shopping on Amazon AND using the Amazon links available at CrewRoundTable.com! Just click the link at the top of the page to be taken to Amazon USA or Amazon CANADA, then shop as normal! There is no extra cost to you, and you help support the show by doing your normal shopping on Amazon. What can you do for the Crew? You can shop on Amazon using the links at CrewRoundTable.com! Thanks!Tweet #AskTheCrew