It’s time to step up on housing to get more homes built

Canada has the most expensive housing market and lowest housing stock per capita among G7 nations.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and the New Democrat team have been calling for a moratorium on the acquisition of affordable homes by Real Estate Investment Trusts and other corporate landlords who are using renovictions to kick people out of their homes and jack up rents, writes NDP MP Laurel Collins.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY NDP MP LAUREL COLLINS

September 18, 2023

Canada is facing a housing crisis that is hurting millions of people across the country. Renters can’t find affordable homes and young people trying to buy their first home are being priced out of the market. The average cost of rent in Canada skyrocketing to over $2,000 p...

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