Sure. I'll start with DCs. Development charges basically became, certainly in Ontario, a runaway train. Now there are some disciplines being imposed on them, most recently with Bill 17 in the Ontario legislature, but it's still an issue. They rose dramatically, without real justification.
There needs to be a new system in order to support growth-related infrastructure and things like that, aligning the three levels of government. There are some measures there that are being contemplated. I like Alberta's attitude. Alberta's Minister of Municipal Affairs, Dan Williams, says housing is priority one, and all other considerations are secondary.
Within that context, I can't in principle support any kind of taxes, including carbon taxes, relative to that number one priority for housing supply, because it's so fundamental to so many of our needs, whether it's health care, education or our ability to compete with the U.S. Yes, I'm all in favour of cutting taxes on new housing, whatever they are.
