Finance committee  I think it would. The Nova Scotia government, in its last budget, talked about an incentive plan that it was going to initiate. It's being modelled very similarly to the Newfoundland incentive that's being provided. British Columbia came out with one recently that involves consid

Finance committee  There's a new president at Housing Nova Scotia who is very much interested in doing the things you're talking about and he seems like an innovator.

Finance committee  I would say very much so in the eyes of the Urban Development Institute and the Nova Scotia Home Builders Association. We both advocate for that. Over the last 10 or 15 years in Halifax, there have been increased regulations. There have been increased fees. We're trying to do ou

Finance committee  No, I'm fine.

Finance committee  Yes. I can't comment on your many questions, but I think that it affects our local market, and every market is regional. Our market is a secondary market. It's very, very different from that in Vancouver and Toronto. Preventing our first-time homebuyers from getting into the ma

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair and honourable members. I'm a representative and a board member of the Urban Development Institute. My name is David Graham. I'm also a developer in Halifax. The Urban Development Institute board represents predominantly land, rental, condo, home, or buildi