“This has become probably the most important both economic and political problem facing the country right now,” said Tyler Meredith, a former head of economic strategy and planning for Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland.

“And especially given the significant emphasis the government has put on immigration and the relationship between immigration and the housing market, there is a need to do more.”

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    1 year ago

    They also don’t want to bring it town because the dumb homeowners will just blame the current government when the prices correct themselves. It’s suicide for any party to willingly tank the housing prices. It’s only gonna get worse the longer we wait to do it. And it’s gonna be global because we aren’t the only country effected by it.