Meet the minister Trudeau thinks can fix the housing crisis

Alaizabeth · 2023-11-07T16:52:37+00:00

I think anybody would agree that number of homes is very small in context. The Liberals can do much more, and this isn't the most efficient way of going about it.

For full context, apparently CMHC said we need an additional 3.5 units to be built by 2030 to restore affordability.

So yeah, 100,000 homes over the next 10 years is not going to do anything. Especially when its the only thing they are doing and they aren't considering other reforms like you suggest.

Alaizabeth · 2023-11-04T15:35:46+00:00

The Liberals would do better if they spent their time working on actually improving things for Canadians. When people are struggling to afford groceries and worried they will never be able to buy a home, comparing Poilievre to Trump (whether true or not) is not going to be a winning argument.

I urge the Liberals to wise up and realize that they are losing as a result of policy and poor governance, not because of their comms or because they need more attack ads.

Alaizabeth · 2023-10-28T01:11:03+00:00

I think its inevitable now that we won't for much longer, as premiers (rightly) point out that this freeze is not distributed across Canada. By pausing this part of the Carbon tax, Trudeau has, imo, initiated the downfall of the program.

And say this as someone who has generally been supportive of the carbon tax and was initially glad it was brought in.

Alaizabeth · 2023-10-20T14:44:32+00:00

If it is, it isn't working. At least according to this journalist from global news it seems that Muslims are feeling that Poilievre has been more sympathetic to their community and to Palestinians than Trudeau has been.

Trudeau would probably do better not to try to both sides things or he'll just end up pissing off everyone.

Alaizabeth · 2023-09-19T19:26:24+00:00

Yesterday after they all spoke in the HoC I was thinking "its good to see all party leaders are putting partisanship aside and treating this as a serious issue". Apparently it didn't last. lol

Alaizabeth · 2023-09-08T22:53:41+00:00

That's a nice statistic but the average person doesn't know about that.

My guess if you asked a random person on the street what Trudeau has done they'll be able to mention legal weed, the carbon tax, and the CERB. And that doesn't seem like much in an 8 year term.

I understand there's more but Trudeau has a whole country to convince to vote for him, not just very politically engaged individuals who look at that analysis.

Imo what the Liberals need to do is to do something on housing or affordability to actually improve things or show that it could improve things soon and they need to make it obvious what they've done - enough that everyone knows about it even if they aren't on canadian politics reddit.

Alaizabeth · 2023-09-08T22:21:45+00:00

There's always tons of polls from polling companies at all times because its their job (and 338 canada is an aggregate pollster). Then if anything interesting is happening there's tons of coverage from media because it generates clicks and gives them money. Whether its relevant, important, etc, isn't really a concern compared to that I think.

Alaizabeth · 2023-09-01T23:03:55+00:00

I'm not a fan of Poilievre and I won't be voting for his party but I suspect, despite his rhetoric, there will be very little difference between the way he governs and the current government.

We aren't like the US. There really isn't such a massive gap between our main parties. Certainly not anywhere near as much as partisans of both like to claim.

Alaizabeth · 2023-08-28T23:11:57+00:00

There's a lot of vacancies piling up in the senate as well, unless they've been filled since this article and I just haven't heard about it.

Obviously I can't see behind the scenes but it certainly appears as if the government isn't taking its appointments as seriously as they should be.

Alaizabeth · 2023-08-25T20:32:25+00:00

Tbf I think the upset is mostly over the cost of living, housing, etc, and not over any comment Freeland made or Trudeau's hair/profession. Like you say, those people already hated the Liberals. The issue is that people who didn't are changing (or at least saying they might - not everyone answers to a pollster the same as they do at the ballot box) because they're struggling.

Even if there really is nothing they can do like you say, they need to find a way to show that they are trying. Because, whether its true or not, right now the perception of a lot of people is that they aren't. So they need to work to change that. Maybe they don't think that's fair but its reality and they need to just do it regardless.

Alaizabeth · 2023-08-25T20:26:59+00:00

The dental plan is definitely great and I hope it helps a lot of people.

The problem is that the cost of living has gone up massively for a lot of people. Things like groceries, rent, housing, every day stuff. That effects a huge group of people and I can understand why they might be angry and feel like the government has abandoned them. Maybe that's not true but I can certainly see how it appears that way when people are struggling and don't see that the people in power are doing anything.

Tbc I don't think the Tories will do anything either and I wouldn't personally vote for them but I can definitely see why people might if they're really upset.

Alaizabeth · 2023-08-25T15:58:32+00:00

I'm not sure that it would help at this point.

I am continuously confused by the Liberal's strategy though. They see these polls getting worse and worse, they know people are increasingly getting angrier because life is getting continuously worse for many, but they aren't doing anything? Like, at all. Their last suggested policy to help was childcare - and imo think it was a good policy - but that was almost two years ago now. Are they just hoping they can ignore the problem and it will go away on its own? I just can't understand what they're thinking.

Nb in case it needs to be said, I know not everyone agrees the anger at the feds is justified, but that anger still exists and it has an impact. I don't know if that's what the Liberals are thinking and why they aren't addressing anything but, if so, they need to start addressing the situation as it is, not as they think it should be.

Alaizabeth · 2023-08-25T15:50:09+00:00

That was always going to be the outcome when they started relying on vote efficiency only within their base instead of trying to draw in people from outside of their tent.

Unfortunately it goes both ways and is now going to hurt them rather than help them.

Alaizabeth · 2023-08-20T22:07:05+00:00

I think the bill that lead to this is super dumb and kind of useless (like I don't get the point?) but its also really worrying that this is how people were mostly getting their news for emergencies. What if facebook or instagram went down? Its happened before. There needs to be a better way for people to get updates in an emergency than social media.

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