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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Response rates from 313 N7S voters.
58% Yes |
42% No |
50% Yes |
36% No |
5% Yes, but not at the expense of farmland and green space |
3% No, we cannot afford this right now |
3% Yes, but only to house the homeless |
3% No, rebuild or repair existing houses instead |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 313 N7S voters.
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Trend of how important this issue is for 313 N7S voters.
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Unique answers from N7S voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@9JW4BZR1yr1Y
Invest in higher density middle housing in cities instead of detached single family homes in the suburbs.
@9BZVR9Y2yrs2Y
Yes, but not at the expense of farmland and green space and only available to low income or first time homebuyers.
@8VMFV6K4yrs4Y
Yes, if they are affordable.
@B4VB3F310hrs10H
Yes, but not at the expense of farmland and green space, and rebuild or repair existing houses as well
@B4V8XK311hrs11H
No, they would just be cheaply made homes at market prices that don’t benefit single families or retirees.
@B4TRFGC22hrs22H
No, better Reduce regulations and lengthy approval processes, remove hidden taxes for the cost of construction
@B4T6RH72 days2D
Government should build affordable homes using government workers. And they should build as many as possible
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