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What's next in housing? Getting ready for the 2015 election

By Safia J. Lakhani   Toronto's housing crisis is well documented: the skyrocketing and prohibitive cost of rent, the lack of funding for repairs to community housing structures, and the growing wait list for affordable housing are just a few of the issues that ...
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Trudeau promises affordable housing for Canadians

TORONTO – Liberals will invest in the middle class and those working hard to join it by making it easier to find an affordable place to call home, said the Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, Justin Trudeau, today. “Safe, adequate, and affordable housing is essen...
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B.C. housing providers push for election spending promises

By Sam Cooper, The Province A broad coalition of housing providers in B.C. is pushing for spending promises in the current federal election to address an affordability crisis squeezing the middle class. At a Province editorial board meeting Tuesday, coalition me...
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CMHC Says Toronto, Other Cities At High Risk Of Housing Correction

CP  |  By The Canadian Press   TORONTO — A new report from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation says Toronto, Regina and Winnipeg face a high risk of a housing correction due to a combination of factors including overvalued home price...
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Unique Coalition Demands Action on Housing Crisis

SOURCE: Metro Vancouver Housing Corporation July 29, 2015 13:33 ET Unique Coalition Demands Action on Housing Crisis Broad-based Partnership Has Come Together to Make Housing a Federal Election Issue VANCOUVER, BC--(Marketwired - July 29, 2015) - In a ra...
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Vancouver Mayor: City Is 'At a Breaking Point'

Urgent action needed to cool housing market, but Gregor Robertson says he needs help. Last in a series. By David P. Ball This spring, Vancouver hit another milestone as one of the world's most expensive places to live. The month of May set a 10-year record f...