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Civil rights advocates worry new B.C. powers to seize property go too far

‘Watershed’ ruling will require respondents to prove how they bought East Vancouver home linked to 2023 murder

Zak Vescera
Zak Vescera

20 Aug 2025 • 4 min read

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A large statue of a blindfolded woman holding scales is pictured in the Vancouver B.C. Supreme Court.
The B.C. government says unexplained wealth orders will help it take the profit out of crime, but critics worry innocent people will have their property seized. (Zak Vescera/The IJF)

Zak Vescera
Zak Vescera

Zak is a Vancouver-based reporter focusing on white-collar crime in British Columbia. He previously reported for The Tyee and The Saskatoon StarPhoenix.

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