Canadian reporters “who do not see themselves as racist” are responsible for “half-truths” that blame Asian investors for high urban house prices, says a Liberal Senate appointee. Senator Yuen Pau Woo (B.C.) did not comment on cabinet’s proposal for a $175 million-a year equity tax on offshore real estate speculators: “Anti-Asian racism (in) Vancouver is fueled by false narratives around ‘Chinese’ culpability for housing affordability.”