Mr. Speaker, Bill C-51 implements the first-time home buyers' tax credit, and that is an ongoing government program.
However, the home renovation tax credit, which is much vaunted and touted by the government and much advertised, is only planned to be a one year effort. How many people were projected to take advantage of this program? Why is it not an ongoing program if it is so popular? Given the big advertising budget the government has allocated to this program, I am just wondering whether it will spend more on advertising than on tax credits.
On that basis, I would like to encourage the government to make an announcement very shortly that it will extend this program on an ongoing basis.