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Ontario’s housing minister open to GST cut proposal

“When we saw [a] GST cut on purpose-built rentals, we saw an explosion of purpose-built rental construction in Ontario. It works,” Calandra told QP Briefing. “And it is something that I’m very excited to talk to federal Conservatives about."

Published Nov 5, 2024 at 8:43pm

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Barbara Patrocinio
Ontario’s housing minister open to GST cut proposal

Paul Calandra, Ontario Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing takes questions from journalists after tabling a bill to return lands removed from the Greenbelt, at the Queen's Park Legislature, in Toronto, Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

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