We need a coordinated forensic analysis and published report on each tier of government, to make it harder for them to hide behind each other’s mistakes. Same thing for political parties, which to me seem more like private clubs than anything resembling transparent.
Solid read. The ambition is right, but the math is brutal.
CMHC’s latest report says we need to reach 430,000 to 480,000 housing starts annually by 2035 just to restore 2019 affordability levels. We are currently pacing about half that.
If we cannot fix the physical capacity to build (workforce and productivity), the rest of the policy wishlist is just noise. Do you see the provinces actually stepping up to override municipal zoning, or is that a pipe dream?
🇨🇦 How to Save Canada (Without Burning It Down)
A Call for a System with Real Consequences
This essay isn’t about outrage or disengagement. It’s about why participation stopped changing outcomes, where power actually moved, and why that matters before people give up entirely.
We need a coordinated forensic analysis and published report on each tier of government, to make it harder for them to hide behind each other’s mistakes. Same thing for political parties, which to me seem more like private clubs than anything resembling transparent.
Solid read. The ambition is right, but the math is brutal.
CMHC’s latest report says we need to reach 430,000 to 480,000 housing starts annually by 2035 just to restore 2019 affordability levels. We are currently pacing about half that.
If we cannot fix the physical capacity to build (workforce and productivity), the rest of the policy wishlist is just noise. Do you see the provinces actually stepping up to override municipal zoning, or is that a pipe dream?
🇨🇦 How to Save Canada (Without Burning It Down)
A Call for a System with Real Consequences
This essay isn’t about outrage or disengagement. It’s about why participation stopped changing outcomes, where power actually moved, and why that matters before people give up entirely.
https://goodbuzz.substack.com/p/how-to-save-canada