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Originally Posted by jg13
My question is:
I would like to know why those of you that are above 45 in age or older that own their own homes, think that Mark Carney will benefit us in our 30s over Pierre Polieivere. Pierre has stated he will cut immigration to the point where we're building more homes faster than we allow people into Canada and will allow first time home buyers to purchase their first homes without the 5% GST included in those homes.
The reason for the above question is because of 80% of the people I talk to in my age range (millenial) is because we're concerned about never being able to afford a home and if we're never able to afford a home, it affects many things specifically, like starting a family. From my understanding, Mark Carney wants to increase the Canadian population to 100 million by 2100 which is 800,000 a year when Canada has been known to build 200,000 places of living a year. He has publicly stated this.
If I currently owned a home this would be great for myself as my home would sky rocket in value. Please let me know on this particular issue, why as a millennial this is good for me.
Thank you in advance. Not looking to fight anyone. I want clarity.
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Regarding home ownership, the Liberals have announced a similar policy, so you don't need the Conservatives for that. Also, I don't want a country where I can afford a home, but no one else can. The overall unrest that comes when a few people are rich and everyone else struggles, is not a good thing.
Other reasons I'm voting Liberal:
1) In 2008, there was a global recession. Canada fared better than a lot of countries. Part of that was due to Mark Carney (Governor of the Bank of Canada) and part of that was due to Canada's banking laws.
1a) While I don't love our banks and their fees, etc, I never worry that my bank is going to shut down and take my money with it, something that is not the case in many other countries. When Pollievre talks about Canada being broken, I worry that he's going to dismantle things like this that actually help Canadians a lot.
2) We're in difficult economic times. I trust MC's background in economics and banking to help us manage that more than I trust PP and the Conservatives' plan which seems to be based on ideology more than practicality. Things have changed a lot since Trump took office and PP is saying a lot of the things he did before and bragging that his views haven't changed in 20 years. As PM, you need to be able to change as circumstances change.
3) I'm not saying MC wants to help Canada simply out of the goodness of his heart, because I've never met him. But I do believe he wants Canada to succeed. Even if it's only because he wants to win (at being PM, not simply the election), I think his background and skills position him to do a better job than PP's.
4) I live in Alberta and things have NOT got more affordable since Danielle Smith took over. The UCP puts on ads claiming life got cheaper by lowering income tax. But they don't mention that they are running a bigger deficit to allow for this or that they have increased costs, taxes, and fees everywhere else.
5) I see what's happening in the US. And while PP is now claiming he will stand up to Trump, I fail to believe that when so many of the things he says sound just like Trump.
The last two aren't topics you brought up, but I think they are an important consideration and definitely part of the reason for my vote.
6) The CPC pro-life agenda. You shouldn't need to be a woman to be concerned. This whole, "Trust them. Even though they feel that way, they won't govern that way," is NOT re-assuring. And it's not just about abortion. Women in the US are dying from miscarriages because doctors are afraid to intervene until it's too late. The CPC has way too many pro-life candidates to make me comfortable voting for them. Young people worry they can't afford a family? What about people who try to have a family only to have the mother die and leave behind other young children, because she couldn't get the medical care she needs?
7) Conservative governments focus on hurting the vulnerable (trans people, outing kids to their parents, immigrants, etc.) The CPC needs to strongly show me they're not like other governments who have attacked these groups (UCP, Trump) to make me trust they won't do the same.