9 Years, Little Change Trudeau's Housing Agenda Falls Short, Costs Soar
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Summary
The Prime Minister promised in his budget that he would double home building. Here we are, two years later, and home building is down 8%. His housing agency says it will be down next year and the year after that. If it cost him $89B in programs to bring home building down, how much would he have to spend to bring it up?
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After having doubled the rent, doubled mortgage payments, and doubled the needed down payment for a home,
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the Prime Minister promised in his budget that he would double home building.
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Here we are, two years later, and home building is down 8%.
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His housing agency says it will be down next year and the year after that.
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If it cost him $89 billion in programs to bring home building down, how much would he have to spend to bring it up?
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We will be reviving the dream of home ownership for young Canadians by making it easier to save up tax-free for a down payment
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and giving renters credit for their monthly rent payments towards the ability to get a mortgage.
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We have put forward the most comprehensive, ambitious housing plan this country has ever seen.
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Since he made the most recent promise in 2022 to double housing construction, the number of builds is actually down
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and expected to continue to drop next year and the year after that, according to his own housing agency.
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Yet, he says we should all be assured because, once again, he is spending tens of billions of dollars on the problem that he created.
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So, can you tell us, in what year will home building actually rise?
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That will be a thousand of your homes in America
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and you will see your homes on thevers, and you'll and be more Dedicated.