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Proposed cap is a 5% non-permanent resident cap, and a cap of 1% annual population growth (416k). A 14% cut from last years numbers, a 53% increase over 2015.

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[-] Thepotholeman@lemmy.ca 4 points 23 hours ago

Which is.... What the liberals are proposing aswell? See, the liberals and the NDP and every other party except the conservatives have the bandwidth to actually do multiple things at once. Bring the rate of immigration down and raise the rate of home building up, and then we can slowly increase immigration for those who have the skills we need

[-] leftytighty@slrpnk.net 1 points 23 hours ago

The Liberal and Conservative housing plans aren't so dissimilar. The NDP are the ones proposing non-market housing solutions.

[-] Bobble7@lemmy.ca 2 points 18 hours ago

The Liberal and Conservative housing plans aren’t so dissimilar.

There are similarities for sure between the Liberal and Conservative plans, but only the Liberal plan involves the federal government directly involved in the building of homes through the Build Canada Homes program. I see that as a significant difference that should eliminate some of the major friction that has prevented increasing supply.

The NDP are the ones proposing non-market housing solutions.

Indeed kudos to the NDP for addressing this directly.

[-] Thepotholeman@lemmy.ca 1 points 20 hours ago

The conservatives want the GST off ALL new homes. The liberals just want the GST of First time home buyers buying new homes. The conservatives plan is just a 5% break for rich people buying houses, the liberals housing plan might actually see the new houses being built as affordable for first time home buyers over 30yrs with 5% down.

[-] leftytighty@slrpnk.net 1 points 20 hours ago

Yes they're extremely similar policies and even that isn't as black and white, although the Conservative plan benefits rich people and companies buying multiple homes it also benefits old people downsizing and freeing up their previous homes.

Both only affect new builds which are a tiny fraction of home sales.

Here's a good analysis https://youtu.be/x5pPxhTNmqA

and another that includes the NDP

https://youtu.be/1k6hWGQ83l4

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