Federal government ‘ghosted’ civil society on REIT tax treatment decision: housing advocates
The REIT structure is a ‘democratization of real estate investment,’ not a tax loophole, says CAPREIT’s Larry Greer.
Political disconnect leaving Liberals far behind
It’s not at all clear that the Trudeau Liberals are playing the same game as their opponents.
Indigenous-led housing solutions need federal funding to fill the gap
Indigenous groups are poised for massive scale-up in economic participation, education, jobs, and better housing outcomes for Indigenous Peoples.
Momentum is building for new homeownership solutions in Canada
People locked out of homeownership are desperate for innovative solutions.
Liberal talk of provincial clawbacks a tactic to distract from ‘insultingly low’ disability benefit, say advocates
‘People with disabilities were led to believe this program would lift them out of poverty,’ says social policy expert John Stapleton, but none believed the Liberals would go ‘so low’ with the monthly benefit amount.
Liberal housing strategy will need ‘both carrots and sticks’ to break through affordable housing stalemate: observers
The Liberals should abandon the idea of public lands as a revenue resource and go-all in on affordability, says CHRA’s Ray Sullivan.
Can’t Buy My Silence on the Hill: restricting the abusive use of NDAs
Senator Marilou McPhedran’s Bill S-261 would prevent public money from being used to generate or enforce a non-disclosure agreement unless specifically requested by a victim.
The personal transformation of Pierre Poilievre
From an enemy of organized labour, Poilievre now depicts himself as something akin to the saviour of Canada’s workers.
Tenants’ advocates warn of landlords ‘double dipping’ into green retrofit fund without greater transparency or strings attached
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 $600 in the past two years. The organization entered into a financing agreement with the Canada Infrastructure Bank for energy-efficient retrofits in June 2022.
Housing the latest skirmish pitting progressive government against zombie neoliberalism
The growing disparity in wealth between homeowners and those who cannot afford to buy into the residential lottery has become a pressing matter of inequality.
