Budget Watchdog Reviewing Underused Housing Tax Again as US Critics Push for Relief

Conservative MP Tony Baldinelli participates in a scrum after a vote, in the Foyer of the House of Commons on on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on June 15, 2023. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang

Canada’s budget watchdog is taking a second look at Ottawa’s new tax on underused housing that critics hope will lead to a last-minute reprieve for U.S. cottage owners.

A spokesman for Niagara Falls MP Tony Baldinelli says the Parliamentary Budget Office has agreed to review its initial 2022 analysis of the measure.