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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has introduced a private member's bill in the House of Commons that outlines a plan to address the national housing crisis.

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[–] Smk@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Building homes won't fix anything. The way we build cities for the past 70years is the problem..

[–] 601error@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I don't think any one thing is gonna be a magic fix. We gotta do all the things rather than focus on just one aspect.

[–] Smk@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago

The most important one is density and active transportation of people. We are building cities in a way that Absolut requires enormous expense. For example, a house need a driveway, a big street, 4 walls to heat, 1 or sometimes 2 cars, a lot of piping to go everywhere, a lot of wires to go everywhere. That's why everything cost so much. We are not efficient with our lands. A big wide street and enormous highways is a financial drain on everyone. We need to pay for this at some point or another.

If we were a bit more conservative with the way we build cities, everything would be more affordable today.

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