Minister, per CMHC, Toronto is on track for its lowest level of housing starts in the last 30 years. Home builders, contractors and suppliers are struggling. Some are even considering shutting down. I have received a number of phone calls over the last few weeks. If we lose this capacity now, we risk losing the skilled workers and the businesses we need to actually boost construction.
The government had a chance to go all the way and cut GST on all new homes, but chose to go only halfway. Isn't this a time to support all housing starts and not just a few?