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Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press

Dirk Meissner is a reporter with The Canadian Press, a national news agency headquartered in Toronto and founded in 1917.

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Policy

B.C. to introduce home flipping tax

Province's election budget boosts family benefits as deficit soars to $7.9B

By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press  and  Staff, with files from The Canadian Press |February 23, 2024

5 min read

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Industry

Premiers ask federal government for Covid-19 small-business loan extension

Additional year for repayment is requested

By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press |October 20, 2023

2 min read

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Tax News

B.C. to bring in new rules on short-term rentals to create more housing

Legislation would force short-term rental platforms to share data for enforcement and tax purposes

By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press |October 16, 2023

2 min read

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