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Should the government subsidize the building of 1.4 million new homes over the next four years?

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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 @9V8PY4Nfrom Ontario  answered…7mos7MO

If the homes are decent sized that could de decently priced then sure. We shouldn't be building mansions by any means with the housing crisis going on.

 @93S5GZ5Greenfrom Ontario  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, but to house the homeless and not at the expense of farmland and green space

 @9CMKSDZfrom Ontario  answered…2yrs2Y

Not at the expense of farmland and green space, rebuilding and repairing housing is better. But despends on the variables

 @964KCWMGreenfrom Prince Edward Island  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes but not at natures expense and scaled down from 1.4m.

 @927VFJLfrom British Columbia  answered…3yrs3Y

yes but not at the expense of nature and it should be affordable housing.

 @8ZKW66HGreenfrom Ontario  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, Only for affordable housing on brownfield developments and only to passive house standards.

 @8VT7JDCfrom Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

Maybe because then that would make less people homeless, but then you would have to build in animals homes and destroy more wildlife.

 @LcoyoteSGreenfrom Alberta  answered…4yrs4Y

Housing should be upgraded in city centres, but city limits should not be exceeded.

 @8VRFTQ6Greenfrom Manitoba  answered…4yrs4Y

If it is in areas of high need and will provide affordable housing for the homeless.

 @8VRCCP2from British Columbia  answered…4yrs4Y

We should build a reasonable amount of new homes.

 @8VPVCQBGreenfrom British Columbia  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, but they should build low income homes, not million-dollar homes.

 @8VPL9LHfrom New Brunswick  answered…4yrs4Y

At the cost of losing more forest No .

 @8VP2S4PGreenfrom British Columbia  answered…4yrs4Y

yes but i belive they should also lower the price to make it more a affordable due to the fact that houses are SOO expensive

 @8VMTH7Mfrom British Columbia  answered…4yrs4Y

If the population grows then yes but keep it how it is right now

 @8VMDS2TGreenfrom Alberta  answered…4yrs4Y

Add new house just not to many we still need area for the environment to grow in society

 @8VLGJWQGreenfrom Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

they need to fix up old neighbourhoods befor building new

 @8VKZ7B6Greenfrom Quebec  answered…4yrs4Y

Only efficient housing for homeless

 @8VKJY6ZGreenfrom British Columbia  answered…4yrs4Y

apartments over houses

 @8VJQM4FGreenfrom Alberta  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes but only for the homeless and the Canadian soldiers no refugees.

 @8VHXHP2Greenfrom British Columbia  answered…4yrs4Y

yes and no. building that many houses will be bad for the environment. Yes it would be a good idea if those houses wee going to people without a home.

 @8VHWX6SGreenfrom Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

Depends where, GTA is already over populated

 @9BYMWRGGreenfrom Manitoba  answered…2yrs2Y

Yes, and some of them should be infills to replace unsafe and inefficient existing homes. And half of them should be reasonably priced rentals, subsidized if necessary.

 @9BJY9J4from Ontario  answered…2yrs2Y

Yes only to the homeless who have not committed a crime

 @99C8DKKfrom Ontario  answered…2yrs2Y

No stop building houses protect above everything else

 @8VJ4D5QGreenfrom Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

Upcycle old or unused buildings. Tiny homes

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