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Michael Bourque

Michael Bourque is president and CEO of the Railway Association of Canada.

What to do about housing price inflation?

Over the past two years amid COVID-19, real estate markets across Canada have seen record sales and prices. Some markets had price increases as

Opinion | BY MICHAEL BOURQUE | January 26, 2022

Housing Minister Ahmed Hussen, pictured at a June 2021 affordable housing announcement in Ottawa. We can’t tax our way out of a housing supply shortage, nor should we pump the brakes on immigration driving population gains that help grow our economy. The only answer is to dramatically increase housing supply across the entire housing spectrum at a rate that meets demand, writes Michael Bourque of the Canadian Real Estate Association. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What to do about housing price inflation?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL BOURQUE | January 26, 2022

Over the past two years amid COVID-19, real estate markets across Canada have seen record sales and prices. Some markets had price increases as

What to do about housing price inflation?

Opinion | BY MICHAEL BOURQUE | January 26, 2022

Over the past two years amid COVID-19, real estate markets across Canada have seen record sales and prices. Some markets had price increases as

Housing Minister Ahmed Hussen, pictured at a June 2021 affordable housing announcement in Ottawa. We can’t tax our way out of a housing supply shortage, nor should we pump the brakes on immigration driving population gains that help grow our economy. The only answer is to dramatically increase housing supply across the entire housing spectrum at a rate that meets demand, writes Michael Bourque of the Canadian Real Estate Association. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

How to address the housing shortage

There is a shortage of housing in Canada. This has contributed to soaring prices, multiple offers and disheartened consumers in real estate markets from

Opinion | BY MICHAEL BOURQUE | April 12, 2021

How to address the housing shortage

Opinion | BY MICHAEL BOURQUE | April 12, 2021

There is a shortage of housing in Canada. This has contributed to soaring prices, multiple offers and disheartened consumers in real estate markets from

How to address the housing shortage

Opinion | BY MICHAEL BOURQUE | April 12, 2021

There is a shortage of housing in Canada. This has contributed to soaring prices, multiple offers and disheartened consumers in real estate markets from

House Transport Committee digs into Bill C-49

Before Parliament resumes next week, the House Transport Committee will return to Ottawa early to study Bill C-49, the Transportation Modernization Act, which includes

Opinion | BY MICHAEL BOURQUE | September 11, 2017

House Transport Committee digs into Bill C-49

Opinion | BY MICHAEL BOURQUE | September 11, 2017

Before Parliament resumes next week, the House Transport Committee will return to Ottawa early to study Bill C-49, the Transportation Modernization Act, which includes

House Transport Committee digs into Bill C-49

Opinion | BY MICHAEL BOURQUE | September 11, 2017

Before Parliament resumes next week, the House Transport Committee will return to Ottawa early to study Bill C-49, the Transportation Modernization Act, which includes