With a recent study by CMHC on what is called the capital cost contribution and download fees for municipalities, 20% of our cost of housing in Halifax, HRM, is due to those capital cost contributions. While we recognize that there needs to be a certain amount to new development, what we're asking is that the playing field be levelled. Recently the municipality has gone after dollars to have infrastructure bettered, but we're seeing that the charges keep being downloaded to our industry.
On October 24th, 2006. See this statement in context.