Fixing Canada’s problems will remain an uphill struggle until voters start holding provinces accountable

The provinces have been unwilling to step in and use their authority over municipalities to fix the housing problem, and now they’re worried about being shown up by the federal minister.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is one of the provincial leaders who has accused the Trudeau government of jurisdictional creep.

OTTAWA—In recent months, with the whole country screaming for action on housing affordability, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has stepped up its engagement with municipalities by offering direct funding for residential construction through the Housing Acceler...

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