CCPA — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (@policyalternatives.ca)

Reference here to @ricardotranjan.bsky.social's piece arguing the feds should buy declining-value condos and convert them into affordable housing. "Developers should be offered a way out, not a bailout — one which leaves communities owning more homes, not investors." www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

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Doug Ford and Mark Carney claim $2.2 billion HST rebate on new homes will help renters become owners. Instead, it’s helping the wealthy buy more rental properties This $2.2 billion tax giveaway is inequitable and short-sighted. Public funds and tax breaks should not be offered indiscriminately and unconditionally. They should be extended on a targeted basis, as https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/ford-and-carney-claim-22-billion-hst-rebate-on-new-homes-will-help-renters-become-owners-instead-its-helping-the-wealthy-buy-more-rental-properties/article_b426b1c9-e5d8-41ad-84e4-1b8d48cac424.html