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Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan
Honest question. I think I've asked this before on there but I really am curious what you expect JT to do to combat rent and housing costs in this country. Say we have an election next week and PP wins, what is he going to magically do instantly to stop increases like this in Nova Scotia?
I'm not asking this to stick up for JT (really couldn't care less about the guy) but it seems like one of those issues that's easy for PP to bash the current government over to get votes, but does he even have a solution? If the Cons were in power right now and the Libs the opposition and doing the bashing I'd be asking the same question. What's the solution?
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Rent and housing costs are directly impacted by supply and demand, mortgage rates and inflation, and speculative bubbles from both domestic and foreign sources. Record high immigration negatively impacts supply and demand, and overzealous government spending impacts Bank of Canada decisions, both are which the federal government does control.
https://globalnews.ca/news/10048805/...ing-inflation/
CPC had unveiled their plan. They are not in power at this point and market conditions may change so any talk is only speculative. We may have a hard housing crash next year and have a different problem altogether before election comes up. It's not the first time I had to link it (last time the same line of question came up, it reverted to bashing the CPC plan).
https://www.conservative.ca/building...t-bureaucracy/
Trudeau has been campaigning on affordable housing since 2015
https://liberal.ca/trudeau-promises-...for-canadians/
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“While Canadians struggle to make ends meet, Stephen Harper gives billions to the wealthiest few. Mulcair irresponsibly supports Harper’s plan to give more money to millionaires and will make major cuts to public services,” said Mr. Trudeau. “Only Liberals have a plan to put more money in families’ pockets to help with the high cost of raising their kids, and by investing in the social infrastructure that gives all Canadians a real and fair chance at success.”
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It's not so much what will Poilievre do as only time will tell if his policies will work once elected (and while certainly bolder and more aggressive will it resolve a housing crisis in itself, very doubtful). It's more to do that Trudeau and Liberals have been at the helm promising affordable housing for 8 years, and this year Trudeau just raises his hands and effectively shrugged "not my responsibility". The acceleration of housing prices and rent has only gone up since the Liberals have been in power, and the incumbent in charge is where the blame shifts. It's an easy target to campaign on.
The optics while rent continues to go up is something that Canadians feel and would care more about, and would likely vote based on that optic more