New 'Canada Mortgage Charter' among housing measures in fall economic statement
The Trudeau government moved Tuesday to provide help to homeowners hit hard by high housing costs with measures meant to make it easier to pay rents and mortgages.
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The Trudeau government moved Tuesday to provide help to homeowners hit hard by high housing costs with measures meant to make it easier to pay rents and mortgages.