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B.C. court rebuffs David Eby's war on NIMBY opposition to social housing

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The B.C. Court of Appeal delivered a stinging rebuke to Premier David Eby over provincial legislation that blocked judicial review of a controversial social housing project.

The 33 -page judgement invalidated the provincial legislation and faulted the Eby government for failing to respect “the court’s authority to interpret the law” The project at issue was a 12 -storey, 129 -unit building intended to house homeless, mentally ill and low-income residents.

The Arbutus project has significant political implications for the New Democrats .

The site is in the riding of Finance Minister Brenda Bailey and not far from the one represented by the premier himself.

Eby tried to reassure the neighbourhood that the government was on top of concerns about public safety.

The “trust us” defence didn’t work.

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