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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@B34QTLR2mos2MO
Yes, but not at the expense of green space and farmland and only to house the needy homeless; not for the people who already have many homes.
@9V28F6V7mos7MO
The only kind of Unaffordable housing shloud be castles in the most populated cities. People need spaces to live, same as with food, water, electricity, and healthcare. It shouldn't be impossible to afford some and not the others on a minimum wage.
@9RDL9D3Conservative9mos9MO
We need more housing but it shouldn’t be paid for by taxpayers. Tax incentives and other government initiatives to build more work better.
@9ZQV5PZ5mos5MO
Yes, although the government should also consider using its powers to create mixed-zoning areas (e.g., blending commercial spaces into residential zones) and reducing the ability of civilians to unfairly interfere with construction designs
@9TG95F87mos7MO
There should be subsidies, however, there should be strict regulations on who gets these subsidies such as Canadian citizens or pr holders who are married and or with children. As time time goes by, more homes should be built and as time goes on these subsidy should be closed, if data suggest over 60% of eligible persons have received this subsidies and more homes are being built on a large scale.
@9JT5253 1yr1Y
Yes but we have to keep in mine of the green space and farmland. We also need to start building homes for the homeless.
@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
@92C2YF33yrs3Y
Only if the new homes are for lower income people/families
Build affordable housing instead of expensive condos
@8YXMFBQ3yrs3Y
Yes, but only to house the homeless and not at the expense of farmland and green space.
@8VS4WV34yrs4Y
All new buildings should have to use green energy - solar, wind and geothermal.
How does this alleviate the cost of housing exactly?
@8VJNMBY4yrs4Y
We don't need new homes but better deals for renters and more rules for landlords
Yes, but not at the expense of green space and farmland. It should also be affordable for everyone.
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