Overview

• Pierre Poilievre has asked provincial premiers to eliminate sales taxes on new homes priced under $1 million, following his promise to remove the federal GST on such homes.
• The Conservative leader argues that cutting sales taxes will make home ownership more accessible and stimulate the construction of an additional 30,000 homes annually.
• Poilievre plans to fund the federal tax cut by eliminating certain Liberal housing programs, which he criticizes as ineffective.
• The proposed tax cut could save Canadians $40,000 on an $800,000 home, according to Conservative estimates.
• Poilievre has been vocal in blaming Prime Minister Trudeau's government for the rise in housing prices and rents since 2015.