The cost of living here on the Island is pushing some people to make tough decisions and for one Nanaimo family, it was the decision to leave altogether and move to Alberta.
The born and raised Nanaimoite says it was a tough decision to make but despite being a teacher and his wife a nurse, the increased cost of living has been hitting them hard as it has for so many others.
On Friday, the federal NDP caucus met in Nanaimo either in person or virtually. The MPs checked in with people in the region about, among other issues, the housing crisis and the rising cost of living. “That’s why we are fighting to address the issues that we’re seeing around the financialization of housing, to see a national acquisition fund and to see a moritorium on large corporations swooping in and buying those affordable homes,” said Lisa Marie Barron, MP for Nanaimo-Ladysmith.
On Wednesday Prime Minister Trudeau announced a new cabinet. Housing which was combined with infrastructure got a new minister in Sean Fraser.
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