Ottawa has a housing initiative, but not a homeownership plan

Three steps can signal the federal government is serious about homeownership affordability: expand GST relief to all new homebuyers, work with provinces and municipalities to reduce development charges, and fix the mortgage stress test.
Housing and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson. Federal decisions on taxation, housing finance, and infrastructure funding shape the conditions under which homes are built, writes Kevin Lee.

Ottawa now speaks the language of the housing crisis. What Canadians are still waiting to hear is a clear plan to protect what the crisis has put at risk: the ability to own a home. The federal government deserves credit for acting with greater urgency on housing, including ...

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