National Post: 'It was always about the red tape. Politicians have spent years pointing the finger at foreign speculators or greedy developers to explain away the rapid rise in housing prices, hoping to blame literally anyone but themselves. This charade appears to be dropping, however, as lawmakers at all levels are finally admitting what everybody already knows, that when you artificially limit how much housing can be built, prices are going to go up.
'It resonated with many Canadians because the reason owning a home is now out of reach for so many is because there are not enough houses to go around. Given that Canada boasts the second-largest land mass in the world, the problem is not a lack of space, but onerous regulations that limit densification in major cities and add to the cost of new developments.
'If he becomes prime minister, Poilievre said he would “require municipalities … to speed up building permits and reduce the governmental cost associated with building things.” This was a sentiment echoed by fellow leadership candidate Scott Aitchison, who promised his government would tie federal infrastructure funding “directly to requirements to build new housing.”'
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