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Patrick Steuber’s policy on gst housing exemption

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Should the federal GST be eliminated on the sale of new homes to improve affordability?

PS>PS  ChatGPT Party ResearchNo, focus on using that revenue to act as a direct developer of affordable housing on public lands

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Strongly agree

No, focus on using that revenue to act as a direct developer of affordable housing on public lands

This matches the NDP’s long-standing emphasis on direct federal leadership in building affordable/non-market housing (e.g., repeated platform commitments to large-scale social/co-op housing and using public land), preferring program spending over broad GST cuts. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

Yes, but only for first-time homebuyers on properties valued up to $1 million

Targeting relief to first-time buyers and a lower cap fits the NDP’s preference for means-tested/targeted affordability measures rather than blanket tax cuts, consistent with its housing platforms emphasizing help for first-time buyers alongside supply of affordable homes. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

No, set a policy of national rent control and increased taxes on high-value properties instead

The NDP has advocated stronger renter protections and measures to curb speculation (including taxing luxury/high-value real estate and anti-flipping approaches), but “national rent control” is constitutionally/provincially complex; directionally aligned but not a clean federal policy fit. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Slightly agree

Yes

The NDP has supported targeted GST relief tied to affordability (e.g., backing/pressing for GST removal on new purpose-built rental and proposing measures aimed at first-time buyers), but it generally prioritizes non-market housing investment over broad tax cuts, so an unqualified “Yes” is only weakly aligned. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Slightly disagree

Yes, immediate universal elimination for all new homes sold for under $1.3 million

Universal elimination up to a high price cap resembles broad-based tax relief; the NDP typically argues such measures can inflate prices and are less effective than building non-market housing, so it would be skeptical—especially with a $1.3M threshold. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

No

A flat “No” conflicts with the NDP’s openness to using GST changes as an affordability lever (notably its support for removing GST on new purpose-built rental and calls for targeted relief), even though it is cautious about broad, untargeted cuts. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

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