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Housing, Infrastructure, and Communities Minister Sean Fraser speaks with reporters in the House of Commons foyer on Sept. 18. On Sept. 14, the Liberals announced a suite of new measures to address housing affordability and move closer toward its goal of building 5.8 million homes by 2030.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY STUART BENSON

September 20, 2023

A new task force says that while the goal of building 5.8 million new homes by 2030 will require co-operation from all three levels of government and greater leadership from civil society, the federal government needs to ensure it isn’t subsidizing "irresponsible growth" t...

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