Agree with the article Rob, with one exception. The land transfer tax grab.  I am not really in favour of rebates, but it is probably time to reindex the tiers. I don't think that they have changed in a long time, if ever.

Income tax rates are indexed to inflation. Home prices are surging at many times the rate of inflation, yet the tax brackets haven't changed. When the top bracket of 2% was set at $400,000, I am reasonably sure that $400k was a lot of home.  Now the average home is higher priced than this in most major markets. Maybe it is that the brackets are updated so that the top rate kicks in on 'expensive homes'.