Parliamentary Budget Office says ending tax exemption for real estate investment trusts would generate at least $285.8-million in additional revenue over five years
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s office says the federal government ‘continues to evaluate the impact’ that large corporate landlords have on rental housing across Canada.
Politics This Morning: A Liberal luminary in Cowtown
Plus, ministers disperse from Cape Breton to Yellowknife.
Economic justice advocates encouraged by a few big wins in Budget 2023, but renew call for bolder action
Tax fairness advocate praises measures to end exemptions for banks and to set up a corporate registry, but says government ‘way too timid’ in its overall approach.
Politics This Morning: Who’s getting those sweet, sweet speaking fees?
Plus, ministers and opposition leaders criss-cross the country.
Budget offers ‘underwhelming’ response to worsening housing crisis, say advocates
Stakeholders say greater targeted supports for the most-vulnerable Canadians and an increased share of co-op and non-profit housing are needed to meet the ‘gravity of the affordable rental housing crisis.’
Feds ‘shooting themselves in the foot’ on cannabis excise tax as some producers choose illicit market over bankruptcy
Cannabis marketing CEO Lisa Campbell says she expects more than half of the existing licensed producers and retailers will fold in a year, well before ISED’s strategy table consultations conclude.
Three federal bureaucrats stripped of security clearances since 2017 for alleged spying
Losing security clearance for allegedly spying or acting on behalf of a foreign government doesn’t mean an individual has committed a crime, notes professor Christian Leuprecht.
Lack of government disclosure hurt Afghanistan Committee’s work, say opposition MPs
Despite the criticisms, MPs say the Special Committee on Afghanistan played a useful role.
Muslim charity asks court to halt ‘fundamentally and fatally flawed’ audit it says violates Charter freedoms
Lawyers for the Muslim Association of Canada argue that the Canada Revenue Agency’s audit of the charity is rooted in Islamophobia and ‘systemic bias,’ citing newly released internal CRA documents.
Politics This Morning: ‘A parade of the picayune’—the budget debate of 1960
Plus, Mélanie Joly is off to Brussels.
