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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@B4KRLDX1wk1W
Can we afford this? Yes, but not at the expense of farmland and green space, and not for foreigners.
@9SSRG9H8mos8MO
Yes, but not to promote urban sprawl. In cities government subsidies should support the building of housing that best utilizes existing infrastructure. Cities are already spread too thin and public resources are not sustainable as it is.
Build new homes for people to purchase and also allow the homeless to live in existing and abandoned homes and buildings
@9TG566T7mos7MO
The program should only subsidize and encourage the building of “starter homes” which are 1-2 bedrooms and are accessible to low to middle incomes.
@9BNTPTK2yrs2Y
yes, but over 6 years and not at the expense of green space and farmland.
@96BHBSG3yrs3Y
The government should offer subsidies, however, it should be allocated in more sustainable forms of housing and should not be at the cost of our environmental impact.
@95PJ28K3yrs3Y
yes but only to house the homeless but not at the expense of farmland or green space
@95PHT983yrs3Y
yes, So homeless people can have a home
Yes, as long as these houses are affordable to the average Canadian income. Else it is wasted effort.
@8W28QZ54yrs4Y
yes, to lower the housing market. i simply cannot handle this bubble.
@8W25R994yrs4Y
if they can make that much in 4 years yes
@8VTH99N4yrs4Y
well i think they should make the houses that are not payed yet they should make the price lower because there is other people with no homes like a lot.
@8VT7CPS4yrs4Y
Yes, if they are houses and not condos or apartments.
@8VSNQJB4yrs4Y
Yes, but affordable starter homes
If it is in areas of high need and will provide affordable housing for the homeless.
@8VPY6BMConservative4yrs4Y
they need to focus more on the economy and not spending money on immigrants
@8VM35S44yrs4Y
Just means taxes will be raised over the next years in order to pay off said houses
@8VM354N4yrs4Y
Maybe not 1.4 million but even 500 thousand would be a good start to making housing more accessible and affordable
@8VLFK96New Democratic4yrs4Y
As long as the homes vary in value, yes. We don't need 1.4 million dollars spent on building houses that no new home buyers can purchase in our current economy. Look at building more income inclusive housing.
@8VJ356D4yrs4Y
People should stop having babies
Yes, if it is low income housing to eradicate homelessness.
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.
@8ZJNVP53yrs3Y
no reclaim the property of landlords and give it to the people who live there
@8VQWKDM4yrs4Y
yes, but not to rent out
@8VJ2R654yrs4Y
Instead of government, make it easier for future home owners to build new homes.
Yes, but only small 1-2 bedroom houses or condos, so that there is more affordable housing for young adults to have starter homes.
@B4QZ6G92 days2D
Build homes for the homeless with wrap around services and programs for treatment, counselling, employment readiness, support for completion of the program for subsidy for housing or home buyer.
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