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Experts say Ottawa's role in housing sector has grown (Richard Raycraft Β· CBC News)

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[–] MisterD@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's loose/loose

If he does nothing, he's evil.

If he, for example, offer money for provinces to create laws to lock-out Rich people and corporations from houses listed under 1 million, he would be lambasted as meddling in provincial affairs.

[–] alabasterhotdog@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

To be fair, that's a pretty lambastable policy idea. In the least the fed govt could be providing funding incentives to municipalities for housing. Only if your poles are absolute inaction and poor policy is it a lose/lose situation.

We see what happens in healthcare: the provinces have their hands out, the feds eventually cough up money, some provinces use it for healthcare, others pocket it and cut provincial taxes. Rince and repeat.