Anthony Furey: The Capital Gains Culture War Ramps Up

Commentary There are a lot of Canadian couples out there who don’t have a government pension, nor do they have a corporate pension from a big business. There are a lot of people who do have those pensions, and that’s great for them. But that’s not the kind of work a lot of people are in, so those just aren’t options for them. Instead, some people take up more creative solutions to retirement, including putting their savings into a rental property or two. This approach is regularly addressed in the personal finances pages. Owning rental properties is a pretty normal, middle-class retirement strategy....