@Grappling7155@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca • 6 months agoWhy it's time for a serious debate about rent control in Canadafinancialpost.comexternal-linkmessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up192arrow-down13
arrow-up189arrow-down1external-linkWhy it's time for a serious debate about rent control in Canadafinancialpost.com@Grappling7155@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca • 6 months agomessage-square36fedilink
minus-squareacargitzlinkfedilink5•6 months agoMontreal had rent control for a long time and renting only became a problem when the bubblification of real estate got imported to Quebec from the rest of Canada.
minus-square@BlameThePeacock@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglish1•6 months agoRenting only became a problem when it became a problem elsewhere… oh… well then it looks like it didn’t work well did it.
minus-squareacargitzlinkfedilink2•6 months agoThe Canadian rental market, famously a victim of rent control.
minus-square@BlameThePeacock@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglish0•6 months agoWho said anything about the Canadian market having tried rent control? Plenty of other places have tried and failed at it though.
Montreal had rent control for a long time and renting only became a problem when the bubblification of real estate got imported to Quebec from the rest of Canada.
Renting only became a problem when it became a problem elsewhere… oh… well then it looks like it didn’t work well did it.
The Canadian rental market, famously a victim of rent control.
Who said anything about the Canadian market having tried rent control?
Plenty of other places have tried and failed at it though.