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Federal government to remove GST from construction of new rental apartments (www.cbc.ca)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago

So happy to hear that rental apartment construction companies can increase their margins 5% this year

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Ford: I'm removing the gas tax. Prices rise to fill margin emptied by loss of tax.

Trudeau: I'm removing the GST on new rental bulids. ...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

The NDP's statement on it: https://www.ndp.ca/news/ndp-liberals-delay-helping-canadians-leaving-people-disappointed-again-and-again

[–] Ryan213 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

"Building Homes, Not Bureaucracy Act" JFC... What a bunch of fucking clowns.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

I don't know when this started but I first noticed it with Ford's government coming in with ridiculously named bills and acts... and then I started noticing it everywhere across every government. When did this become a trend? When did simple, descriptive, objectively named legislation go out of style? Give me the yawn inducing Pension Benefits Act any day.

[–] Ryan213 1 points 9 months ago

Started south of the border.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Here is Jennifer Keesmaat, the former chief planner of the city of Toronto, commenting on this:

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2263780419962