The so-called reluctance of real estate brokers to sharing information with the CMHC is a red-herring.  If the Federal government is really serious, it could work with the provinces to require the identification of foreign ownership on the deed upon registration and recording in the provincial land registry offices.  However, as the Globe has recently indicated,  Mr Trudeau has recently been the invitee of pay for access dinners from foreign investors and his father's foundation has been the beneficiary of donations form such investors.