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-up1109arrow-down13
arrow-up1106arrow-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-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·26 days agoThankfully, off of Lemmy people seem to get this, and we’re all talking construction and rezoning now.
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.
Thankfully, off of Lemmy people seem to get this, and we’re all talking construction and rezoning now.
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.