Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has introduced a private member’s bill in the House of Commons that outlines a plan to address the national housing crisis.

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    1 year ago

    Building homes won’t fix anything. The way we build cities for the past 70years is the problem…

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      1 year ago

      We allow landlords to still exist

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        1 year ago

        What are you talking about?

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          1 year ago

          He means that the issue is housing is viewed as an investment

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      I don’t think any one thing is gonna be a magic fix. We gotta do all the things rather than focus on just one aspect.

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        The most important one is density and active transportation of people. We are building cities in a way that Absolut requires enormous expense. For example, a house need a driveway, a big street, 4 walls to heat, 1 or sometimes 2 cars, a lot of piping to go everywhere, a lot of wires to go everywhere. That’s why everything cost so much. We are not efficient with our lands. A big wide street and enormous highways is a financial drain on everyone. We need to pay for this at some point or another.

        If we were a bit more conservative with the way we build cities, everything would be more affordable today.