I will resist taking this opportunity to describe the differences between the Conservative platform and the Liberal platform, especially on housing. I will say that we did look at whether or not we could use something like “on or before” that date. However, I think there is something elegant about the January 1 date in terms of that coming into force and it being well timed with the calendar year. We'll be supporting the motion.
On May 31st, 2022. See this statement in context.