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Should foreigners be banned from buying homes in Canada for 2 years?

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has vowed to place a two-year ban on foreign homebuyers if re-elected, in a bid to address housing affordability in Canada. The nation's housing market has soared during the coronavirus pandemic, up 16 percent year-over-year, according to the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA). The Liberal Party is one of three major parties focused on this central issue.

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Response rates from 263 Calgary 185 voters.

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57%
No
42%
Yes
46%
No
1%
Yes, but only if it is their primary residence
11%
No, implement foreign buyer and vacancy taxes instead

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 @8XLVK9Mfrom British Columbia  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, UNLESS it is their primary residence

 @8X6PMZDfrom British Columbia  answered…3yrs3Y

No, but only if it is their primary residence

 @9FB2FJ6from British Columbia  answered…2yrs2Y

yes, but only if its not their primary residence

 @942ZLY4from Quebec  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, but only if it is not their primary residence.

 @8YCNN9Lfrom British Columbia  answered…3yrs3Y

Not if it is their primary residence

 @9DMFBBZfrom Ontario  answered…2yrs2Y

Not if it's their primary residence.

 @8VW4NXLfrom British Columbia  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, and implement foreign buyer and vacancy taxes

 @9C577CKfrom Alberta  answered…2yrs2Y

Yes, but only if it is NOT their primary residence.

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First Transgender Congresswoman: Sarah McBride’s Historic Run in the Hot Seat

Democrat Sarah McBride is expected to make history next week as the first openly transgender person elected to the U.S. Congress.She is no stranger to making history: In 2016 she became the first openly transgender person to address a major U.S. political convention and in 2020 became the first to serve in a U.S. state Senate.McBride, 34, is favored to win Delaware's sole seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, after securing the Democratic nomination in a competitive September primary and is expected to easily win a seat that the three major U.S. nonpartisan political rating services rate solidly Democratic."The fact that the candidacy of someone like me is even possible... is a testament to Delawareans," McBride said in a Saturday interview.However, she sought to play down the history-making nature of her nomination and expected election."People have seen that I have a track record of rolling up my sleeves, digging into the details, bringing Democrats and Republicans together," she said. "That's what I've been campaigning on. I'm not running on my identity."Transgender rights have become a political flashpoint in the U.S. Lawmakers in 37 U.S. states introduced at least 142 bills to restrict gender-affirming healthcare for trans and gender-expansive people in 2023, Reuters reported, nearly three times as many as the previous year. In Congress, Republicans have pushed anti-trans bills at the national level for years.McBride is not worried about working with people who oppose transgender rights in Congress, saying she will focus on members open to bipartisanship, even if they do not fully agree with her values."If democracy is going to work, we have to be able to have conversations across disagreement," she said. "There is a responsibility that comes with being first, but (that) doesn't matter if I don't fulfill the responsibility of just being the best member of Congress that I can be for Delaware."

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