Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised the new legislation earlier this month to address the housing crisis and affordability crunch.
Experts have called on the federal government to remove GST charges off new purpose-built rentals to help spur construction of these kinds of homes. The bill is also supposed to strengthen the Competition Bureau by giving it the power to compel information from companies to conduct studies, tighten up merger laws and go after collaborations that stifle competition.Freeland, along with several other cabinet ministers, are to hold a news conference this afternoon about the new legislation.
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