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Housing is not the responsibility of the federal government. Any support they offer would need to be handled by Provincial leadership and municipalities.
As for “affordability”... that's a very broad term. Are you referring to anything in particular?
The issue with blaming the feds, is that the feds can only do as much as the other governments (provincial and municipal) are willing to do.
In Ontario, for example, we have a crisis in education, healthcare, public safety, poverty, and crime.
These are issues that affect nearly all Ontarians on a daily basis, yet our government wants to waste money, and people want to blame Trudeau.
Our Provincial Government should be primarily focused on those concerns, but they'd rather misspend tens of millions to remove safe cycling infrastructure from the City of Toronto.
And you should also keep in mind that we have a minority Federal Government, so other parties, including those known to NOT CARE about people, are creating consistent roadblocks to progress in areas where the Feds have influence.
Better tax breaks and incentives for first time buyers, higher restrictions on foreign and corporate ownership of single family homes. Etc. There are plenty of things a motivated federal government could do. This government isn't motivated to address the housing issue.
Something over and above the toothless grocery code of conduct, which hasn't even been agreed upon? Lower tax rates on earnings for people near and below a living wage, which itself is indexed to inflation.
Not while the Liberals held a majority from 2015-2019, and not during the supply and confidence agreement from 2021-2024. It's incorrect to argue that the Liberals have been hamstrung by a minority Parliament. They could have accomplished anything they wanted to.
We should demand more from our federal government. The Liberals have been bad, and I don't understand the view that they've done well under the circumstances. They haven't. I read your comment as apologism for the Liberals, and I genuinely don't understand that position.
The feds doubled first time home buyer's tax credit (2022), set up a "first home savings account" (2023), offers a home buyer's plan, and some provinces offer their own rebates.
And as a reminder, even when the feds offer tax breaks to help people, Provinces bitch and complain, like with the recent announcement of a tax-break on certain consumer goods.
The feds announced an extension on bans on foreign ownership of Canadian housing.
There are a LOT of tax credits, rebates, and support for low-income individuals and families. Sure, we can always do more, but the feds have not stopped announcing new programs and extending existing ones.
Was affordability and housing prices a major problem back then? I don't seem to recall any of the same ongoing reports of people struggling back then.
Things like minimum wage are set by Provinces and territories. Only federal employees are impacted by the federal government's minimum wages.
Yes, we should always demand more. No doubt.
But it seems like the things you're asking for are already in place, and/or are the responsibility of the Provincial government.
Yes, this is what I'm saying. The federal government can do things to address these issues. I'm not a policymaker, I'm just some jackass sitting at a computer. A government with vision could make strides.
And to my initial point, a government that could build political bridges with the provinces would be even more effective.