Any foreign buyers tax is a negative force on demand, regardless of whether there are possible workouts that would mitigate its affects.  It will discourage some from bringing their capital to BC, as will the vacancy tax.  As I stated, the + forces behind demand for GVA property outweigh the -, however.

The BC govt encourages the world to develop and invest in BC real estate because it benefits BC as a whole.  Whether you can overcome your insane personal bias and see that or not is irrelevant.