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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@B2ZSZNS2mos2MO
No, allow first time home buyers to "write-off" the interest on their mortage for a period of time (i.e. 10 years).
@9VQZSZ46mos6MO
No, the government should not subsidize but invest instead. Taking the profit from the sales to spend on healthcare and education for the area.
@9TQYT757mos7MO
The government should mandate that developers build more and fix more homes. They are being extremely lazy.
@96G5TWXConservative3yrs3Y
If we have enough money and won't go into a deficit, then yes, build more houses.
@92FQZPF3yrs3Y
Yes, and make them affordable.
@8ZBKL453yrs3Y
They should let the market drive and get out of the interest game. Curb inflation. Hey
@8WMKJ3H4yrs4Y
We must expanded the time frame to 10 years
@8VTF7Z34yrs4Y
We don’t need more government housing
@8VSNDY24yrs4Y
Yes, but there should be a mix of different housing options, sizes that can accommodate families and affordable housing options for vulnerable, lower income and middle class.
The government should not be involved with building homes. Instead, they should focus on removing barriers on private construction
@8VP6TKX4yrs4Y
@8VNLSJ64yrs4Y
It depends, if that is how much we need in 4 years than yes, but if we don't need 1.4 million homes why ruin the environment if we don't need to?
@8VKBY6Y4yrs4Y
As long as it does not infringe of the rights of landowners
@8VK3MMPNew Democratic4yrs4Y
Yes, but limit single family homes and promote mixed use communities
@977TZM82yrs2Y
After we are out of the deficit.
@977LCGJ2yrs2Y
Once the recession is over. Yes.
@92G6YKN3yrs3Y
No, the government should invest directly in public housing
@8VPTPJYConservative4yrs4Y
They should build houses but not as many.
@9CMTQB32yrs2Y
Yes, but not at the expense of farmland and green space and do more to make already existing housing more affordable.
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