The Home Equity Tax Question: What a CMHC-Linked Housing Wealth Policy Could Mean for Canadians
A deep dive into the proposal, the politics, and the real-world consequences if Ottawa ever tried to implement it
Canada has a way of turning policy language into political folklore. A research paper becomes a rumour. A rumour becomes a talking point. A talking point becomes a kind of national anxiety. That is exactly what has happened with the idea many people now call the “CMHC-funded home equity tax.”
The phrase is emotionally effective because it contains just e…
