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
@9LBHFY71yr1Y
yes, but please do it smart, build them in communities with high homelessness rates to support the populations and prevent further damage to green space and agriculture land
@9HBPWWQ1yr1Y
I feel we need to examine alternative courses of action before we go this route. Extra taxes on residences that are not your primary residence, tax on foreign ownership, short term rental legislation put in place, etc
@9H9B77J1yr1Y
yes, to help the homless and yes, not on farmland and green space but I dont think that the government can afford building all these houses becuase of how in debt we already are.
@9JSKFJC1yr1Y
Not for those who already have enough living space/money, and only after all houses not in circulation are reconstructed for purchasing.
@9D74ZNS2yrs2Y
Rebuild and repair houses that are in current citys already then if we nred more than start building new ones
@9BYBWLQConservative2yrs2Y
More Jobs the more homes are built
@95SHK28Conservative3yrs3Y
building houses might help but building them won't help any if the people they are meant for can't afford them also I don't want to take away farmland and if possible reduce the cost of some houses to make it more affordable
@8Z6P9KQ3yrs3Y
Yes, but we should TRY to keep farmland and green space. We should see if any contractors/corporations would be willing to rebuild/repair existing houses (maybe at cost), or if people would volunteer their efforts/manpower towards this endeavour as well, in their local communities.
@8WYJN2W3yrs3Y
No, we can not afford this right now and just rebuild older houses it will cost less and lead to a better outcome of our planet.
@8VRZPJVNew Democratic4yrs4Y
Yes, but only if foreign and corporate ownership is prevented during those 4 years
@8VQ65P9Conservative4yrs4Y
Depends if they are needed.
@8VQ5XMD4yrs4Y
yes as long as they are ethically and sustainably sourced materials to build said houses
@8VQ5MXT4yrs4Y
depends on how much people
@8VPWW9P4yrs4Y
Yes, but only if a housing crisis is caused by lack of availability, and not by an surplus of overpriced houses.
@8VNWVPXConservative4yrs4Y
Depends on how much money the government has and how high it is on the priority list
@8VNM5CT4yrs4Y
yes if it is for people living on reserves
@8VNL89K4yrs4Y
@8VMYJCM4yrs4Y
Yes, at affordable prices for the lower to middle-class income families.
@8VMV6354yrs4Y
No, building homes should be left to private business's to keep the money in the community.
@8VMRNB64yrs4Y
no because he will probably get rid of more trees and forest for that
@8VMPLDC4yrs4Y
They should, but more realistic number of homes that amount to less, around 500,000 should suffice.
@8VMHTJK4yrs4Y
@8VKKXXL4yrs4Y
No why the government , leave that to the private sector
@8VHLLPF4yrs4Y
Dont think so. Get a job you bums
@9BYBS29Conservative2yrs2Y
more jobs as of homes please :)
Yes, But for those who are low income, homeless and it isn't at the expense of farmland and green space. As well as rebuilding/repairing existing houses.
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