Two budget measures can actually unite Canada

The re-establishment of a federal role for housing makes sense and the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. is the right vehicle to affirm national leadership. The same holds true for training investment.

Finance Minister Bill Morneau, pictured inside the media's budget lock-up on March 22 at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa. The time is ripe for a ‘back to the future’ look at housing and training. The issues need to be tackled through a national lens, writes Sheila Copps. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SHEILA COPPS

March 27, 2017

OTTAWA—Everything old is new again. Two major new investments in last week’s federal budget involve housing and training. The re-establishment of a federal role for housing makes sense and the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. is the right vehicle to affirm national leadership. The same holds ...

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