Katie DeRosa / Times Colonist December 9, 2017 NDP MLA Spencer Chandra Herbert: “Renters have been threatened with huge rent hikes under the existing rules and that’s a scary situation for any renter.” Photograph By CHAD HIPOLITO, The Canadian Press …
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