The province is proposing changes to recent short-term rental and housing development legislation that would allow the public shaming of bad actors who violate rental rules.

And it would give the B.C. government the ability to strong-arm municipalities that create rules to stifle the implementation of small-scale multi-unit housing standards.

"There's no silver bullet to address the housing crisis, and that's why, as a government, we continue to go after speculators and make historic investments in non-market housing and work alongside home builders and local governments to reduce red tape and see more housing delivered," Housing and Municipal Affairs Minister Christine Boyle said.

Recent monthly statistics from rentals.ca show asking rents in B.C. for September are down 5.5 per cent ye

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