Mr. Speaker, my question for the hon. member, my colleague on the finance committee, has to do with the issue of leaky condominiums in British Columbia.
On a recent visit there I met with some community groups. I was disturbed to learn that 50,000 condominium owners in British Columbia have been badly served by a systemic government failure at the federal, provincial and municipal levels which has left the 50,000 homeowners with repair bills in each case on average of $24,000 to $25,000.
The PC Party of Canada supports allowing eligible homeowners to withdraw up to $20,000 of their RRSPs without penalty for use in repairs to be repaid over 15 years. Additionally, we would support the government matching the provincial government's sales tax relief with a GST rebate on qualified repairs and renovations for leaky condominiums. We would also allow an income tax deduction for repair expenses for the condominium owners.
Would the hon. member support these tax measures which would address the issues for the leaky condominium owners?