Not for him B.C.’s quick and dirty 15 per cent tax that stopped overseas buyers in their tracks, or at least derailed them awhile. But Papa Bear Sousa snoozed , his body staying seasonably cool as his metabolism slowed for the snow. Rather than douse the flames of our overheated housing market, Ontario’s lumbering bear of a treasurer, Charles Sousa, went into hibernation. Why stop at rent control when full-fledged housing control would be so much fairer for people seeking a roof over their head? When we wake up from our rent control fantasy, we may discover the data points didn’t quite fit the hibernation equation.

Source: thestar April 21, 2017 22:30 UTC