The federal and Ontario governments have each announced new rules that they pretend will do something to control sky-high housing prices. Unfortunately, things such as taxing or restricting foreign ownership and urging municipalities to speed up housing approvals don’t attack the fundamental problem. One suspects both governments are well aware of that. Read More
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Denley: Justin Trudeau and Doug Ford are just pretending to fix the housing shortage
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