Most failing cabinet ministers from the 2019 election were politely ushered out of their positions, but not Ahmed Hussen
Yet Hussen remains the Liberals’ go-to man on housing. Trudeau may’ve counted on this inconvenient fact being overshadowed by flashier cabinet shuffles, like those of Anita Anand, Patty Hajdu, Carolyn Bennett, and Harjit S. Sajjan, but rather their reassignments only goes to highlight how little thought was given to housing and the generational wealth gap largely rooted in real estate.
He also may’ve counted on the average Canadian not noticing the file’s leadership goes unchanged, as it was former Parliamentary Secretary for Housing Adam Vaughan who took most of last term’s public heat on the topic. However, it was Hussen he was secretary to, and who ultimately oversaw the failed policies and inaction Vaughan was often lambasted for.
That Hussen remains on housing signals there will be little new policy direction or renewed interest in tackling the affordability problem — worse, continued bad calls and fundamental misunderstandings of the market are likely to continue. More broadly, that housing doesn’t have its own minister — or at least a more focused one — as prices spiral out of control betrays an utter lack of seriousness and urgency on the matter.
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