In 2017, The Canadian government announced that it would allocate C$40 billion (US$31.6 billion) to a national housing plan to alleviate the severe lack of affordable housing. This includes building 100,000 affordable housing units, repairing another 300,000 social units that already exist and reducing homelessness by 50%.
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Response rates from 324 T4B voters.
56% Yes |
44% No |
49% Yes |
39% No |
4% Yes, but only to house the homeless |
2% No, rebuild or repair existing houses instead |
3% Yes, but not at the expense of farmland and green space |
2% No, we cannot afford this right now |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 324 T4B voters.
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Trend of how important this issue is for 324 T4B voters.
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Unique answers from T4B voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@9JW4BZR12mos12MO
Invest in higher density middle housing in cities instead of detached single family homes in the suburbs.
@B2L42TM4 days4D
No, government should reduce bureaucracy and approve permits within 6 months max, the government should provide favourable financing for nonprofits to build affordable rental housing.
@B2KRY2W5 days5D
They should mandate developers actually build rental housing, and penalize if they don't go through on their promises
@B2J3VBF1wk1W
If it can reduce housing costs within reason, yes. But it could also do more harm than good if prices don't decrease enough.
@B2J26RY1wk1W
It all depends on what types of homes at to be build - I would not be in favour of this if they were to be single family dwellings, but duplexes and smaller (non-luxury) apartments, yes 100%.
@B2HTNHR1wk1W
Yes, but only for young students(or people under the age of 25) that are struggling with finding a place to live
@B2HMZCY1wk1W
The amount of homes being built versus the jobs available at despicable rates is disgraceful. This question ties in to several others, and the focal point for the general population is that nothing about any current policies benefits them.
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