Ottawa (Ontario) – After nine years, the NDP-Liberal government has made housing unaffordable for Canadians. Yesterday, Habitat for Humanity released its affordable housing surveywhich shows the effects of the Trudeau government‘s housing crisis on Canadians.
According to this poll, 82% of Canadians now fear that the housing crisis will impact the health and well-being of Canadians, while 88% of renters now say the dream of homeownership is out of reach . Worse still, 59% of Canadians, and 75% of renters, must sacrifice basic needs such as food, clothing and education to be able to pay their rent or mortgage. Two thirds of renters believe their mental health and wellbeing is affected by the cost of their rent and a third of landlords say the same goes for the cost of their mortgage.
Homeownership has become so difficult that 70% of Canadians admit that it has become impossible to own a home. Younger people are the most worried, with 73% of Gen Zers saying they’re concerned about saving enough money for a down payment on a home.
Trudeau’s housing crisis has destroyed the promise of Canada, especially for young Canadians. The survey also shows that nearly a third of Canadian millennials would consider moving to another country to find affordable housing, and almost half have considered delaying starting a family because they don’t do not have the means to buy suitable housing.
This situation happened because Justin Trudeau failed to build enough housing for Canadians. Since he became prime minister, the cost of housing has doubled, rising faster than in any other G7 country. In contrast, Habitat for Humanity said the conservative plan to abolish the sales tax was “a significant way to reduce costs” while CEO Pedro Barata told the Globe that “the fact of not having to pay it [la TPS] would free up significant amounts of money so that Habitat for Humanity can build even more badly needed housing. » Common-sense Conservatives have a plan to provide affordable homes to Canadians. A Pierre Poilievre government will restore the dream of homeownership by abolishing the federal sales tax on new homes sold for less than $1 million, a tax reduction that will encourage the construction of 30,000 additional homes each year . Conservatives will also tie federal infrastructure funding to housing completion.
