What people are saying about the National Housing Accord
Here are some of the news articles and online reactions we have been receiving for the National Housing Accord.
In the media
Globe & Mail - Go big or go home on housing, Mr. Trudeau
CTV News - How the feds could push cities to build more homes -- with a carrot or stick
Globe & Mail - No single force can fix Canada’s housing crisis – but Ottawa needs to lead the way
Bloomberg - Trudeau Urged to Change Taxes, Adopt ‘Industrial Strategy’ for Rental Housing
Toronto Star - Overhaul of Canada's housing system needed
Twitter Feed
Report by @MikePMoffatt , @CWhitzman and others on what the feds can do on housing, by themselves.
— Alfonso (@alfonso46087188) August 15, 2023
Focus on more rentals, more subsidized units, homelessness benefit. Interesting choice to deprioritize home ownership, which is what most Canadians seek.https://t.co/Dp3ikIoOe7
Yep, we need an industrial approach to a new generation of affordable, energy efficient & accessible housing, fuelled by federal leadership on taxation, Building Code & (gasp) zoning change. https://t.co/Q5v24BCUdF
— Carolyn Whitzman she/her (@CWhitzman) August 15, 2023
A really exciting report coming today from @MikePMoffatt @timrichter @CAEHomelessness calling for an national industrial strategy for rental housing.
— Eric Lombardi (@EricDLombardi) August 15, 2023
Going to be a must-read for politicians across the partisan spectrum.
Read More 👇https://t.co/MW8U9eTkX5 pic.twitter.com/PkL6jEVDrB
At the UBC Housing Research Collaborative the need for #affordable and #accessible purpose built rental housing has been top of mind.
— Housing Research Collaborative (@HousingRsrch) August 15, 2023
The 8 recommendations in this report lead by @CAEHomelessness @REALPAC_News and @SP_Inst provide a great starting point 🧵 https://t.co/gDdQbY49qA
REALPAC, @PLACE__Centre and @CAEHomelessness recently brought together a group of housing sector organizations to develop a plan to address Canada's rental housing crisis.
— REALPAC (@REALPAC_News) August 15, 2023
Learn about our blueprint to restore rental housing affordability at https://t.co/XOtwJpwCp5 pic.twitter.com/LrBRTBHNrX
PLACE Centre, in collaboration w/ @CAEHomelessness & @REALPAC_News brought together a group of housing experts to brainstorm solutions to address Canada's #housing rental crisis. Today they release the outcome of their work. The National Housing Accord https://t.co/LDcMTbYGYJ pic.twitter.com/F6jOOpUn9e
— PLACE Centre (@PLACE__Centre) August 15, 2023
We don't tax groceries - why do we tax new housing?
— Jennifer Keesmaat (@jen_keesmaat) August 15, 2023
HST on new housing doesn't really make sense.
Forgiving HST on all new rental housing will result in more affordable rental housing being built.
I know, because I will build it.
At Markee, forgiving the HST would enable… https://t.co/emvIoIbfZH
This is a terrific column and spot on. Canada has done and can do big things well. Solving the housing crisis should be our next big thing.
— Tim Richter 🇺🇦🇨🇦 (@timrichter) August 15, 2023
Homelessness is caused by high rent, low vacancy & a lack of affordable housing. Solve the housing crisis, we solve homelessness. https://t.co/nJu1ftGIHc