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Douglas Todd: Should owner of Canada’s second-most pricey mansion get anonymity?

A conflict exists between those who believe everyone has “the right to privacy” and those who believe the public has the right to know the beneficial owners of Vancouver property

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Judging from the vociferous reaction to my recent column concerning 4707 Belmont Ave. in Vancouver, which has an assessed value of $70 million, people are divided over whether the public has the right to know the beneficial owners of the second-most expensive home in Canada.

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Even with B.C.’s six-year-old Land Ownership Transparency Act (LOTA) and a government promise to allow searches of its registry — “at no cost for anyone” — the quest continues into knowing........

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