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Federal government to remove GST from construction of new rental apartments (www.cbc.ca)
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[–] 9 points 2 years ago

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

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    [–] [S] 5 points 2 years ago

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

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    [–] 5 points 2 years 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. ...

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    [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

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

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    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.

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    • [–] [S] 1 point 2 years ago

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

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

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