Liberals combine GST rebate for rental builds, competition reforms in new bill

https://globalnews.ca/news/9976367/liberals-affordable-housing-grocreies-act-competition/

Bill C-56, the Affordable Housing and Groceries Act, was introduced into Parliament on Thursday as the Liberals look to address cost of living concerns in Canada.

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avidamoeba@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Any takes on the expected effectiveness of this?

PaganDude@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 2y

A lot of it is just giving more public money to perlite who have money, so not take a great fix. Rental prices aren't about covering costs, so why would lowering costs help?