In 2017, The Canadian government announced that it would allocate C$40 billion (US$31.6 billion) to a national housing plan to alleviate the severe lack of affordable housing. This includes building 100,000 affordable housing units, repairing another 300,000 social units that already exist and reducing homelessness by 50%.
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@9P39F5F10mos10MO
They should build more affordable housing. Not just for homeless people but majority of young people struggle to live in houses
@968MHVKNew Democratic3yrs3Y
The government should work to make existing house more accessible by reducing foreign ownership particularly of inner city real-estate, restrict AirBnB and assist first time home buyers.
@959ZCFT3yrs3Y
Subsidizing more homes that could potentially give them more influence in setting higher fair market value, more laws and regulations should go in to protect from this, if so then subsidizing helps
Yes if people are going to live in them.
Housing should be upgraded in city centres, but city limits should not be exceeded.
@8VRRWV24yrs4Y
There is a cap on how many homes a home owner can own.
@8VP78HL4yrs4Y
Only if the are specifically for low income
Yes, and the government should build more than 1.4 million new units of non-market housing
@8VLTBFC4yrs4Y
Only if the houses are for low income families. It would create a lot of jobs
@8VLPQ584yrs4Y
Yes if it is for supportive cost reduced housing.
Only efficient housing for homeless
@8VKVD9C4yrs4Y
Houses should be built as per need not a stipulated number
@8VT3XXM4yrs4Y
Yes, but do it in a thoughtful sustainable way
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