Parties’ housing platforms unlikely to significantly improve affordability: experts

Policy incentives, increasing supply, and cutting GST all fail to address the core issue of housing affordability—municipal governments

Both Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are pitching housing platforms aimed at speeding up development. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

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BY ELEANOR WAND

April 24, 2025

The Liberal and Conservative platforms both outline plans to significantly increase the rate of housing development—a strategy that some experts are calling “outrageous promises,” as the federal government does not have jurisdiction over municipal development projects....

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