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Eby says governments must step up on housing, can't rely on private sector (bc.ctvnews.ca)

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Eby says there are proposals at the federal level to sell public land and buildings to help solve the crisis, but B.C. is doing the opposite by taking inventory of provincially and municipally owned land in order to build more homes.

He told the BC Non-profit Housing Association's annual conference his government is the right one to tackle the housing crisis as the province faces “huge challenges.”

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (12 children)

What's hard to understand is why they keep on pushing "affordable housing" that no one can afford.

More non-market rentals and co-op housing is sorely needed. What exactly is stopping him from making this a reality in the province?

EDIT: Someone should send him Ricardo Tranjan's "The Tenant Class". Excellent read.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (11 children)

Yes, I don't understand why we don't start panic-building co-ops everywhere they fit.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

It's not even about panic-building, just making it easier from a legislative point of view to get them done. Offer incentives and grants. The simplest more straightforward solution would be that there was a percentage of units in every new building destined for non-market, and slowly 'convert' units to non-market units in older buildings too.

EDIT: Aware that 'simplest more straightforward' has a very armchair-expert ring to it. I meant it in a 'this is a legitimate proposal they have the power to push and achieve' kind of way.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

And I am taking your well thought out an straightforward solution, and saying with the prices being what they are, we should just panic-build coops. I'll take a 'leaky condo' at this point, I just don't want to be homeless.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yes, it honestly does seem like an appropriate reaction at this point. Certainly wouldn't hurt.

(App double posted, deleted duplicate)

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