The provincial Conservatives tout misguided plans, but are running even in the polls with the NDP, which has overhauled housing rules
New single family houses billed as estate cottages and townhouses under construction in an aerial view, in Delta, B.C., on Aug. 12.Five years ago, a small swell of voices was rising. They demanded an overhaul of the old rules in cities across Canada that restricted the supply of new homes.
Further, it was deeply unfair to burden younger Canadians with often impossible housing costs, even though earlier generations benefitted from far-lower costs. Inas many as 100,000 people aged 25 to 34 in Metro Vancouver resided with their parents. One can guess in most cases this was not a first choice.
There is still a lot of work to do. The edifice of a lasting housing framework is far from complete. Just look at the ridiculous prices to buy or rent, in Vancouver and across Canada. Small apartment buildings, still banned on most civic land in all Canadian cities, are the essential answer, as this space argued five years ago.
The Conservatives then want to demolish some of the housing density rules the NDP put in place. Instead, they would try to cajole cities, with new funding, to achieve the same goals. It is an unneeded delay and returns too much power to cities that have failed to ramp up housing starts. The proposals also veer into far-fetched territory, with talk of “building new towns.” Let’s work on the ones we have, where there is ample space for many more homes.than in the Toronto area. B.C.
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