In Edmonton, Prime Minister Mark Carney announces that his government will eliminate the GST on all new homes under $1 million for first-time homebuyers. The prime minister also highlights another announcement he made earlier the day, committing $187 million to help Jasper rebuild after the 2024 wildfires. Responding to questions from reporters, Carney comments on his meeting earlier in the day with Alberta Danielle Smith and is asked about his commitment to building new pipelines to get energy to new markets. The prime minister is also a faces questions on the impact of U.S. tariffs on Alberta’s energy sector. (March 20, 2025)

First time home buyers will not be charged GST (5%) when buying a home, as long as the place they’re buying costs less than $1M. This means that people buying a home for the first time will save up to $50k on their purchase.

Edit: Note, GST is mostly only charged when buying newly built homes, so this won’t have any effect for people buying used homes.

  • wise_pancake@lemmy.ca
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    2 days ago

    I don’t even care if he had copied Pollivres policy, governing is about doing what’s right for Canada before all else, including your own pride.

    I want leadership who implement good ideas from all sides of aisle.

    If Pollievre is more worried about pride than happy that Canadians are benefitting he has the wrong mentality.

    • NotSteve_@lemmy.ca
      2·
      9 hours ago

      Yeah, I really wish the Federal Conservatives would implode as a party already. They’re making our politics so toxic that they make the Ontario Conservatives/Ford look good.

      What I want more than anything right now is for our politicians to work together to solve the ridiculous amount of issues at hand rather than flinging shit.