Canada

Ouch:

Globally, there are some examples of governments successfully developing homes at scale for citizens. But Ottawa struggled to deliver on core services, such as issuing passports and tax collection, even as the size of the civil service grew by 42 percent and total spending on outsourcing reached a record high of $17.8 billion last year under Trudeau’s leadership. Similarly, the Liberals’ claim that these measures would kickstart 500,000 homes a year is disconnected from recent precedent. In 2024, just over 245,000 homes were started, a 2 percent increase from 2023.

The reviewer mentions the Liberals plan to juice rental construction.

The reviewer has little positive to say about any of the plans. They say the removal of GST on all houses (part of the CPC plan) is more effective than the LPC proposal to drop it on new builds. Fair enough.

The plans aren't enough. The reviewer mentions the demand side but fails to state that none of the parties are trying to lower it, which is disappointing. Nor do they discuss the financialization of housing.