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Well, allow me to be the first "progressive" you met that thinks the housing situation is absurd. I too am sick of people who acknowledge it's become a vicious cycle of property speculation leading to people afraid to upset the apple cart, then pass laws that make it worse. And I'm a 40 year old homeowner, so not exactly the demographic with the most to gain from fixing it, personally. I won't bore you with my policy ideas about how to deflate the market without sending us into a financial crisis, I find most people stop trying to listen when they see the "public housing" part of it, even if I point out it's revenue net neutral and ultimately doesn't cost the taxpayer a dime (unlike the moderate liberal plan). Unfortunately I'm about as charismatic as a boot upside the head, so I know better than to run for office.

The one time a progressive actually did try to fix the zoning problem here in Calgary the recall petitions started flying around the next day and they ran her out of office so fast you'd think she had personally kicked every single dog in the city.