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They chanted: “From Toronto to B.C., f— the bourgeoisie” and “Working class under attack, what do we do? Fight back!”

Marchers then followed the rental truck — loaded with a PA system blasting music by Rage Against the Machine — up Belmont Avenue.

They chanted some more.

“The people united will never be defeated!”

“Capitalism, tear it down! Colonialism, tear it down! Their wealth, tear it down!”

“Eat the rich! Feed the poor!”

As they made their way past parked Range Rovers and luxury sports cars, locals peeked over hedges and through curtains to see who was causing such a racket.

At the corner of Bellevue and Belmont — which organizers called the entryway to“Billionaire’s Row” — they banged on pots and pans.

An organizer brought the crowd to 4707 Belmont Ave., a 28,794-square-foot home overlooking Spanish Banks assessed at $65.47 million for 2019.

It was the second-highest assessed home in B.C., after Lululemon founder Chip Wilson’s $73.12-million, 15,694-sq.-ft. home on Point Grey Road. They visited 10 homes collectively worth about $433 million.

Photo by Submitted / Vancouver May Day Collective

The “Billionaire Bash” wrapped up after a few hours with a barbecue, where activists smashed a piñata of Rich Uncle Pennybags, the mascot for the Monopoly board game, spilling fake cash and candy onto the grass.

Alex Hemingway, public finance policy analyst for the left-leaning Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, explained that land wealth is a major source of inequality in B.C.