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Mark Carney says he has priorities for his new government — here are 5 of them

May 5, 2025 3 Comments

Prime Minister Mark Carney laid out his priorities at his first post-election press conference on Friday, four days after his party won a minority mandate in the April 28 election.

Singh pledges low-interest, government-backed mortgages for first-time homebuyers

March 31, 2025 No Comments

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is proposing a new government-backed mortgage program to help more Canadians get into the housing market—particularly first-time buyers who have been priced out in recent years.

Federal election set for April 28, with economy and housing top of mind

March 23, 2025 No Comments

Campaign begins as Carney and Poilievre square off on affordability, trade and tax policy

Carney pledges to cut GST for first-time buyers of homes under $1M

March 20, 2025 7 Comments

Prime Minister says move will save Canadians up to $50,000 and boost housing supply amid affordability crisis

U.S. tariffs set to slow pace of homebuilding in Canada: CHBA

March 4, 2025 No Comments

Canada’s building industry is warning that a trade war with the United States will slow down the pace of home construction.

Liberal MP Chrystia Freeland, candidate for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada

Like Poilievre, Freeland is pitching a housing plan that would limit immigration

February 17, 2025 No Comments

Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland’s plan to fix the housing shortage would tie the number of newcomers Canada admits to housing availability.

Poilievre asks provinces to scrap sales taxes on new homes

Poilievre asks premiers to axe their sales taxes on new homes worth under $1 million

November 4, 2024 No Comments

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has written to the provinces’ premiers, asking them to eliminate their sales taxes on new homes that are under $1 million.

Poilievre promises to abolish federal sales tax on new homes under $1 million

October 28, 2024 No Comments

A Conservative government would scrap the federal sales tax on new homes sold for less than $1 million and push provinces to do the same, Pierre Poilievre said Monday.

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