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    1. DeathCabForYeezus on

      > Federal Housing Minister Gregor Robertson says there aren’t going to be any quick fixes in dealing with Canada’s housing crisis because projects take years to approve and build.

      Its a good thing that over the last decade Liberals have never stood in front of a podium that said [„More Affordable Housing“](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/pentictonherald.ca/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/3/0f/30fff64e-13ed-5d72-9a39-485d2e1a6ea2/60f5f61010db7.image.jpg?resize=400%2C266) or one that said [„Making Housing More Affordable“](https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/polopoly_fs/1.923167!/fileimage/httpImage/image.JPG_gen/derivatives/landscape_620/prime-minister-justin-trudeau-announces-the-details-of-the-first-ever-national-housing-strategy.JPG) or one that said [„Making Housing Affordable“](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6413854.1649447228!/fileImage/httpImage/image.JPG_gen/derivatives/16x9_780/trudeau-housing-hamilton.JPG) or one that said [„A home. For Everyone.“](https://voiceonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/ELECTION-WEDNESDAY-TRUDEAU-Sukhi.jpg)

      It’s also good that the Liberals have [never campaigned on housing affordability ](https://liberal.ca/our-plan-for-affordable-housing/) and never published a presser/blog post championing the 2022 budget titled [Making housing more affordable for all Canadians](https://liberal.ca/housing-budget-2022/).

      It’s a good thing Minister Chrystia Freeland has never [stood up in the House of Commons,](https://youtu.be/q4_53IAznaE) noted that housing prices had doubled in the last 15 years (don’t we wish that rate of increase was still the case?) and demanded the then Harper government table a budget that would cool the housing market.

      It’s a good thing that, while campaigning the Liberals have never said „A Liberal government will prioritize significant investment and affordable housing“ or said „For far too long, a first home has been out of reach for far too many. It’s time to change that.“

      It’s a good thing they didn’t do any of that; otherwise people might think they hold the responsibility for the state of housing affordability in this country.

      Like, come on now. Three of the past four housing ministers are current ministers within this government, with the odd man out being NES who held the position for like 2 days.

      The Minister saying „previous governments have let us down“ is Gregor wearing the [hot dog suit.](https://youtu.be/WLfAf8oHrMo?si=sIPWh7wCvasUppyX)

    2. Ultimately, only a very tiny percentage of the population really cares about housing affordability. Moreover, these people don’t have much political influence. So there is no real urgency to take drastic action to address housing.

      The federal Liberals prudently recognize that they can safely ignore this insignificant group of people, and are acting accordingly.

    3. toilet_for_shrek on

      >Federal Housing Minister Gregor Robertson says there aren’t going to be any quick fixes in dealing with Canada’s housing crisis because projects take years to approve and build.

      There *are* things that they could do that could lower housing prices quicker, but wealthy property owners like Robertson don’t want that because it would decrease the  massive equity gains of their real estate portfolios. Didn’t get into the housing market 15 years ago? You’re shit out of luck. Going to have to wait for the boomers to die before the government might start giving a shit about the younger generations 

    4. Sure there are. There are a tonne of solutions available. But You know what there isn’t? Any interest in change from those who benefit from status quo. Aka Political WILL. But I guess that’s what happens when you appoint a housing Minister with a vested interest in keeping prices high. „I’ve done absolutely nothing and already run out of options“

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