Finance committee  Yes, we have. We were big supporters of the ecoENERGY retrofit program, and that's why we recommend the return of a renovation tax credit that would be aimed at energy efficiency, for example. It would be similar to the Energuide rating system, which is very good. Getting labels

Finance committee  Absolutely, unfortunately. We hear about it. We have a major campaign in our association to help our members fight against their competitors who deal in the black market. But there's no question, and we see it all the time. As I said, when taxes go up in the different provinces,

Finance committee  Yes. From what we're seeing, this has the potential to do all of that, so an ongoing consultation, a way.... If we want to look at the tax system, let's look at it in its entirety and make sure we address the right issues and don't have unintended consequences, if you will, for s

Finance committee  The simple answer is yes, in many ways.

Finance committee  For example, we've been big proponents of coming back with some form of home renovation tax credit targeted around key policy objectives. It could be energy efficiency. It could be aging in place as was put in. It could be to help first-time homebuyers with their renovation jobs

Finance committee  Absolutely.

Finance committee  Yes, our experience with Canadians is that when they feel they're being overly taxed, they look to do cash jobs. One of the biggest problems we have in terms of the underground economy is that people are willing to pay cash. It's not just the people who are accepting cash; it's C

Finance committee  It's pretty typical for members of our organization—builders and renovators—to have family-operated businesses with different members of the family participating, such as husband and wife. It's very common for one spouse to be the on-site person and the other person to be doing t

Finance committee  Yes, and I think that especially when it comes to the north there are huge opportunities, particularly on the modular housing side of things. We just created a new council focusing on modular housing and panelized construction, which would be particularly applicable for moving in

Finance committee  Yes, certainly. When it was introduced many years ago, in the early 1990s I believe, it was supposed to be with the intent that it would get adjusted as prices went up; so would that rebate. Of course, prices have clearly gone up as we were talking about, and it has never changed

Finance committee  Yes, absolutely. It's a critical part of how the organizations operate. Frankly, three years in some jurisdictions would be enviable, because in some places it takes longer than three years to get product online. It can be almost as much as a decade in some of the more complicate

Finance committee  We do. We think there's a direct correlation to fewer jobs, fewer small businesses, fewer local businesses. It's a big risk.

Finance committee  That's correct.

Finance committee  Yes, I can certainly say that it's the number one issue raising its head in our home builders' associations all across the country. There are a lot of extreme concerns over this, because the nature of the business is that there are small family-run businesses. A lot of the planni

Finance committee  I'm sorry. I didn't hear the question. How big of a bump...?