As Canada’s housing crisis locks out families and drives up costs, the House debates Bill C-20 to create a new Crown corporation for faster affordable homes.
The laws of Supply and Demand aren't all that difficult to understand, yet politicians seem determined to misrepresent reality. The federal gubbermint has next to nil jurisdiction on the Supply side of housing BUT they have jurisdiction on immigration/refugee/student visas etc which is the primary driver of Supply side of housing. If our population wasn't being massively inflated by the federal government, there would be no housing crisis... period... full stop.
Housing certainly is a mess, Hansard, and I doubt there will be no easy path forward. Unless I am mistaken, doesn’t housing fall under provincial jurisdiction?
Maybe it’s better for minor coordination involvement by the feds and allocate funds to the provinces, and say “it’s in your ball court”.
You're right. Housing sits mainly under provincial jurisdiction. House of Commons committees have confirmed it for years. The feds still focus on funding. Their Build Canada Homes plan commits $13 billion to spark new supply with the provinces. Those partnerships never stay hands-off.
The laws of Supply and Demand aren't all that difficult to understand, yet politicians seem determined to misrepresent reality. The federal gubbermint has next to nil jurisdiction on the Supply side of housing BUT they have jurisdiction on immigration/refugee/student visas etc which is the primary driver of Supply side of housing. If our population wasn't being massively inflated by the federal government, there would be no housing crisis... period... full stop.
Housing certainly is a mess, Hansard, and I doubt there will be no easy path forward. Unless I am mistaken, doesn’t housing fall under provincial jurisdiction?
Maybe it’s better for minor coordination involvement by the feds and allocate funds to the provinces, and say “it’s in your ball court”.
You're right. Housing sits mainly under provincial jurisdiction. House of Commons committees have confirmed it for years. The feds still focus on funding. Their Build Canada Homes plan commits $13 billion to spark new supply with the provinces. Those partnerships never stay hands-off.
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