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Originally Posted by PeteMoss
We need people. We should build more houses and allow in a bunch of people.
Stopping immigration because of a housing shortage is like stopping building cars because we don't have enough roads.
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No one has even remotely suggested stopping immigration here. That's quite a strawman.
There is a stark difference between 1990-2020 average level immigration and having the highest population growth as a result of new immigration policies since 1957 which that year itself was an outlier.
Settling back to a 30 year average immigration level or Liberal's previous target is not a drastic call. But doing so would be Trudeau admitting that their new immigration policy is too aggressive and having a negative impact on housing and infrastructure. Multiple major banks are warning of the impending crunch and demand shock.
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/canada-s...unch-1.1954496