Housing

- The first thing governments need to do, collectively, is address the fact that housing is taxed at double the rate of the rest of the economy. Sin-taxing housing drives down the rate of homebuilding, just as cigarette taxes have driven down smoking rates.
- The first thing governments need to do, collectively, is address the fact that housing is taxed at double the rate of the rest of the economy. Sin-taxing housing drives down the rate of homebuilding, just as cigarette taxes have driven down smoking rates.
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- If every order of government brings its weight to the table, we can deliver the measurable change Canadians expect, and deserve.
- If every order of government brings its weight to the table, we can deliver the measurable change Canadians expect, and deserve.
- If every order of government brings its weight to the table, we can deliver the measurable change Canadians expect, and deserve.
- ‘It’s about ensuring everyone has options they can afford’: new housing minister's office says that ‘overall’ housing prices will need to decline, but not

- ‘It’s about ensuring everyone has options they can afford’: new housing minister's office says that ‘overall’ housing prices will need to decline, but not
- ‘It’s about ensuring everyone has options they can afford’: new housing minister's office says that ‘overall’ housing prices will need to decline, but not

- Policy incentives, increasing supply, and cutting GST all fail to address the core issue of housing affordability—municipal governments
- Policy incentives, increasing supply, and cutting GST all fail to address the core issue of housing affordability—municipal governments
- Policy incentives, increasing supply, and cutting GST all fail to address the core issue of housing affordability—municipal governments
- This approach is hard. It’s slow. It challenges egos and requires patience. But it’s also the only way we’ll achieve systems-level change
- This approach is hard. It’s slow. It challenges egos and requires patience. But it’s also the only way we’ll achieve systems-level change
- This approach is hard. It’s slow. It challenges egos and requires patience. But it’s also the only way we’ll achieve systems-level change
- In a federal election dominated by trade and sovereignty, generation Z is prioritizing affordability when casting their ballots, a recent Abacus Data poll suggests.

- In a federal election dominated by trade and sovereignty, generation Z is prioritizing affordability when casting their ballots, a recent Abacus Data poll suggests.
- In a federal election dominated by trade and sovereignty, generation Z is prioritizing affordability when casting their ballots, a recent Abacus Data poll suggests.

- It’s not at all clear that the Trudeau Liberals are playing the same game as their opponents.
- It’s not at all clear that the Trudeau Liberals are playing the same game as their opponents.
- It’s not at all clear that the Trudeau Liberals are playing the same game as their opponents.
- Indigenous groups are poised for massive scale-up in economic participation, education, jobs, and better housing outcomes for Indigenous Peoples.
- Indigenous groups are poised for massive scale-up in economic participation, education, jobs, and better housing outcomes for Indigenous Peoples.
- Indigenous groups are poised for massive scale-up in economic participation, education, jobs, and better housing outcomes for Indigenous Peoples.
- People locked out of homeownership are desperate for innovative solutions.
- People locked out of homeownership are desperate for innovative solutions.
- People locked out of homeownership are desperate for innovative solutions.
- The Liberals should abandon the idea of public lands as a revenue resource and go-all in on affordability, says CHRA's Ray Sullivan.
- The Liberals should abandon the idea of public lands as a revenue resource and go-all in on affordability, says CHRA's Ray Sullivan.
- The Liberals should abandon the idea of public lands as a revenue resource and go-all in on affordability, says CHRA's Ray Sullivan.
- A recent survey by ACORN Canada found more than half of 100+ tenants in Alberta-based Avenue Living’s properties saw rent increases of $300 to

- A recent survey by ACORN Canada found more than half of 100+ tenants in Alberta-based Avenue Living’s properties saw rent increases of $300 to
- A recent survey by ACORN Canada found more than half of 100+ tenants in Alberta-based Avenue Living’s properties saw rent increases of $300 to

- The growing disparity in wealth between homeowners and those who cannot afford to buy into the residential lottery has become a pressing matter of
- The growing disparity in wealth between homeowners and those who cannot afford to buy into the residential lottery has become a pressing matter of
- The growing disparity in wealth between homeowners and those who cannot afford to buy into the residential lottery has become a pressing matter of
- More and more people are homeless in Ottawa and across Canada due to the rapidly increasing cost of housing. In the federal budget on
Opinion | April 15, 2024
Opinion | April 15, 2024
- More and more people are homeless in Ottawa and across Canada due to the rapidly increasing cost of housing. In the federal budget on
Opinion | April 15, 2024
- More and more people are homeless in Ottawa and across Canada due to the rapidly increasing cost of housing. In the federal budget on
- The state of flood and hazard mapping across Canada is varied, with some of the available data around 30 or 40 years old, according
- The state of flood and hazard mapping across Canada is varied, with some of the available data around 30 or 40 years old, according
- The state of flood and hazard mapping across Canada is varied, with some of the available data around 30 or 40 years old, according
- KAIROS echoes the call for the establishment and enforcement of a national housing standard to protect migrant agricultural workers. This must include ending indentured labour in
Opinion | April 8, 2024
Opinion | April 8, 2024
- KAIROS echoes the call for the establishment and enforcement of a national housing standard to protect migrant agricultural workers. This must include ending indentured labour in
Opinion | April 8, 2024
- KAIROS echoes the call for the establishment and enforcement of a national housing standard to protect migrant agricultural workers. This must include ending indentured labour in
- With emergency shelters overwhelmed, and alarming headlines telling of refugee claimants sleeping on the streets in Toronto and other major Canadian cities, this is

- With emergency shelters overwhelmed, and alarming headlines telling of refugee claimants sleeping on the streets in Toronto and other major Canadian cities, this is
- With emergency shelters overwhelmed, and alarming headlines telling of refugee claimants sleeping on the streets in Toronto and other major Canadian cities, this is

- The Canadian Housing and Renewal Association, B.C.'s Rental Protection Fund, and the Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada propose a national acquisition fund to move

- The Canadian Housing and Renewal Association, B.C.'s Rental Protection Fund, and the Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada propose a national acquisition fund to move
- The Canadian Housing and Renewal Association, B.C.'s Rental Protection Fund, and the Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada propose a national acquisition fund to move

- The feds are relying on neoliberal economic policies of letting the market decide to build affordable housing. Well, the market decided we should all
- The feds are relying on neoliberal economic policies of letting the market decide to build affordable housing. Well, the market decided we should all
- The feds are relying on neoliberal economic policies of letting the market decide to build affordable housing. Well, the market decided we should all