Meanwhile in Canada most of the left doesn’t accept this math, and/or insists that upzoning alone is not enough! (even as the most troubled cities haven’t yet done much upzoning)
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And of course, “the problem is that the government got out of the business of social housing” (in a country where social housing has never reached even 5% of the total)
aug 28, 2025, 5:00 am • 13 0 • view
"But we don't really need 6plexes...."
aug 28, 2025, 5:06 am • 1 0 • view
Was a crushing disappointment this past election when the NDP just ignored this. “Rent caps”
aug 28, 2025, 4:58 am • 2 0 • view
And we have kicked AirBNB out with immediate impact on the rental market — and real estate!! — in Vancouver. Housing prices are both a failure of policy and a failure of political conviction.
aug 28, 2025, 5:17 am • 1 0 • view
I assure you, the left has been just as big an impediment to increased housing supply in America.
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The American left believes that the most conservative ideology is progressive if it's said by or on behalf of non-white people. White person: I want to preserve my neighborhood character. Leftists: 😡 POC: I want to preserve my neighborhood character. Leftists: 👏
aug 28, 2025, 5:04 am • 1 0 • view
in 2025, i think you're giving politicians too much credit for wanting to address social issues. it's pretty clear that, nowadays, a huge majority of politician wannabes are in this not to make society better, but for cronyism.
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