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Trudeau government’s new housing benefit seems to ignore regional differences
As part of its National Housing Strategy, the Trudeau government announced today that it will directly subsidize low-income households with an average of $2,500 annually for housing costs. Details are pending, but the logic is simple: if ...
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White House urges deregulation to boost housing supply—Canadian policymakers should take note
Housing availability and affordability isn’t just an issue in Canada. It’s also a concern in the United States, where the White House recently released a so-called Housing Development Toolkit aimed at informing municipalities on how to ...
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Canada's real housing problem is impeded supply, not high demand
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has acknowledged a "very significant" housing crisis in some of Canada's urban centres. The good news is that he and more public officials realize higher home prices are not to be celebrated. ...