Grappling7155@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 27 days agoWhy it's time for a serious debate about rent control in Canadafinancialpost.comexternal-linkmessage-square75fedilinkarrow-up1111arrow-down13
arrow-up1108arrow-down1external-linkWhy it's time for a serious debate about rent control in Canadafinancialpost.comGrappling7155@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 27 days agomessage-square75fedilink
minus-squaren2burns@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·26 days agoI think people who think about housing critically get it, but unfortunately I don’t think most Canadians get this, either on or off Lemmy. It’s too easy to see “1.3 Million Vacant Houses” and think that’s a solution for the Housing Crisis.
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·26 days agoI’m not used to having less political bullshit here, but I guess it could be regional. At the federal level they’re mostly doing tax breaks for potential owners, and subsidies for builders.
I think people who think about housing critically get it, but unfortunately I don’t think most Canadians get this, either on or off Lemmy. It’s too easy to see “1.3 Million Vacant Houses” and think that’s a solution for the Housing Crisis.
I’m not used to having less political bullshit here, but I guess it could be regional.
At the federal level they’re mostly doing tax breaks for potential owners, and subsidies for builders.