All this would be solved if the left leaders would actually fix affordability. This is the only real reason I see so many voting right. Nobody can afford shit and they blame the left.
Our left leaning leaders should update tax laws to address the growing wealth gap. And start building homes so average Canadians can afford a decent home in a decent location.
This right here. This principle is baked into its very core. We know exactly what to do to counter that. It’s not rocket science: We need to do away with tricklenomics, and speculative economy and start taxing the ultrarich, and imposing limits to their reach.
if the left leaders would actually fix affordability
I’m sorry; it’s the sole responsibility of the left? Is their “we’ll raise the tide a little and float all the boats” not as glamorous as the right’s “first we’ll cut taxes, bankrupt medical and transit, and then let someone else take it from there” plan?
That’s the key here - the Liberals under Trudeau waited too long to move on affordability, and then they didn’t do enough. I hope Carney & co can show quick improvements in housing so the CPC is less attractive.
The Crown corp and modular homes seems like a pretty great way of adding a lot of affordable homes. I just hope the government lasts long enough for it to actually kick off. It’s not perfect and it doesn’t solve capitalism, but it will help if executed well.
If I were to bet, I’d say we’ll see the effects just in time for an election, and cpc will take over and take the credit.
The cost of homes is mostly land value, which is like 80%-90% in large cities. Because of sprawled zoning, bureaucracy, and greenbelt. Second biggest cost is taxes.
Houses are expensive even in bumfuck no where and the point of modular buildings and wartime measures is that it drops a large amount of the bureaucracy without compromising on quality like deregulating would.
I agree zoning and sprawl are problems though, there isn’t as much the feds can do about it as it’s more a provincial and municipal concern. The planned high speed rail (a Trudeau thing not a carney thing tbf) along the toronto-montreal corridor should help somewhat reduce the sprawl. As someone who lives an hour east of Toronto, I do wish it was planned to extend to me.
All this would be solved if the left leaders would actually fix affordability. This is the only real reason I see so many voting right. Nobody can afford shit and they blame the left.
Problem is it’s not the left’s fault. The world is blaming the leaders but it’s happening globally. The real problem is a few have all the wealth.
Our left leaning leaders should update tax laws to address the growing wealth gap. And start building homes so average Canadians can afford a decent home in a decent location.
Capitalism, infinite greed and growth and the resulting wealth inequality. Unaffordablity is the inevitable conclusion of late stage capitalism
This right here. This principle is baked into its very core. We know exactly what to do to counter that. It’s not rocket science: We need to do away with tricklenomics, and speculative economy and start taxing the ultrarich, and imposing limits to their reach.
I’m sorry; it’s the sole responsibility of the left? Is their “we’ll raise the tide a little and float all the boats” not as glamorous as the right’s “first we’ll cut taxes, bankrupt medical and transit, and then let someone else take it from there” plan?
That’s the key here - the Liberals under Trudeau waited too long to move on affordability, and then they didn’t do enough. I hope Carney & co can show quick improvements in housing so the CPC is less attractive.
It would help if we had some left leaders in the first place
The Crown corp and modular homes seems like a pretty great way of adding a lot of affordable homes. I just hope the government lasts long enough for it to actually kick off. It’s not perfect and it doesn’t solve capitalism, but it will help if executed well.
If I were to bet, I’d say we’ll see the effects just in time for an election, and cpc will take over and take the credit.
The cost of homes is mostly land value, which is like 80%-90% in large cities. Because of sprawled zoning, bureaucracy, and greenbelt. Second biggest cost is taxes.
Houses are expensive even in bumfuck no where and the point of modular buildings and wartime measures is that it drops a large amount of the bureaucracy without compromising on quality like deregulating would.
I agree zoning and sprawl are problems though, there isn’t as much the feds can do about it as it’s more a provincial and municipal concern. The planned high speed rail (a Trudeau thing not a carney thing tbf) along the toronto-montreal corridor should help somewhat reduce the sprawl. As someone who lives an hour east of Toronto, I do wish it was planned to extend to me.
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