Affordability is a problem, but no political leader has convinced Canadians they have the solution

Recent public opinion research confirms 85 per cent of Canadians say affordability is important to them, while 56 per cent reveal they are having a harder time making ends meet this year.

Affordability will be principal lens through which Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's upcoming fall economic statement will be judged, write Graham Fox, Matt Triemstra, and André Turcotte.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY GRAHAM FOX, MATT TRIEMSTRA, AND ANDRé TURCOTTE

November 2, 2022

As Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland prepares to table her fall economic statement on Nov. 3, affordability will be the principal lens through which the policy statement will be assessed and judged. Recent public opinion research, conducted by Discover by Navigator, confirms that fully 85 per cent ...

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