The Quebec Federation of Real Estate Boards (QFREB) says it welcomes the tax provisions announced by provincial Minister of Finance Carlos Leitão in regard to housing in the recent budget, but «would have preferred seeing more tangible measures to promote home ownership.» (remonline.com)
But Oliver and the four supportive provincial ministers said Wednesday that the new system will demonstrate provincial jurisdiction and respect regional differences. (calgaryherald.com)
Calls to the offices of Premier Gordon Campbell and various provincial ministers with whom Kinsella and Jiles claimed in the documents to be close were either not returned or funnelled to a public affairs bureau spokesperson. (thetyee.ca)