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Protection fund, bill of rights for renters coming; 'renters matter,' Trudeau says
(www.winnipegfreepress.com)
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I think the key question is whether this can change public perception in time for the federal election next fall.
The Liberals were slow to address the twin housing and affordability crises, while Poilievre cashed in.
I suspect the person who commented upthread is right: it's too little for the Liberals, and they delayed addressing the issues for far too long.
Ehh ppl have a short memory. The elections r still more than a year away.
Making complaints and vague promises takeles no time or effort
Coming up with an actual program to address (part of) the problem without causing some unintended side effects is a lot more time consuming.
The Conservative plan (last time I saw it on their website, it may have evolved in the last few weeks) is roughly equivalent to what the Liberals are doing now: a carrot and stick strategy to encourage municipalities to zone more housing. I've heard some commentators say it wouldn't cover quite as many municipalities, and it's more punitive, but it isn't that different.
They're both insufficient to tackle decades of mismanagement.