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Billboards are your plan? 70% of Canadians are happy with the situation. Even more of those who actually vote.

If this was actually a problem then it would have been solved. It's not that hard to build houses.

Personally I'd like to buy a house and convert it to an unreasonable number of apartments with a common kitchen. If you happen to hookup a kitchen in your apartment how would I know?

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That ratio is declining by the day as more and more join the renting class. Olivia Chow’s victory in Toronto is testament to that. She ran on increasing the vacancy tax, making evictions more difficult, building 25k rental homes, etc. No wonder why the old guard like Ford and Tory tried everything to steer people away from her. But she still won. Speaks volumes of the changes in the demographics. It’s no longer 70% that are happy with the housing crisis I can tell you this much.

Seems remarkably stable to me:

https://www.statista.com/statistics/198969/home-ownership-ra....

That doesn't really capture it though. Anyone who lives in a home which is occupied by the owner counts in this figure. So if someone in their 20s is unable to afford to live on their own and has to live with their parents, they will count towards this homeowner statistic.

You assume all homeowners are happy with the situation. That is definitely not the case. Many looking to upsize or thinking about housing for their kids are not pleased with the rising prices. And this crowd is growing too.

It's not precise but it's a pretty good bet they prefer current prices turn 2010 prices.

25k rental homes over 8 years is a drop in the bucket when we welcomed 145k new Canadians in the first 3mos of 2023 alone.

I already bought a home (it is a starter home) and it is nice seeing my home price increase but I can never upgrade (well .. I can but it would be financial suicide to). I think some Canadian home owners get that but your point is actually totally valid. The Home Affordability issue just targets renters.

I think the right billboard should cover our shit roads and transit, and our healthcare/ER. That affects everyone (and seniors the most!)

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