Affordable housing in Canada

This is from a Facebook post by Brandon Blades, shared by Ric Cross:

Every time someone says the Liberals caused the housing crisis, they leave out the part where Harper and Poilievre built it.

 

This is what happened, in plain words.

 

For decades, the federal government helped keep rents low in non-profit and co-op housing. Those deals had expiry dates. When they expired, the government had to renew them or the homes would go to market rent.

 

Under Stephen Harper and his government, they didn't renew them. The help stopped. The homes went to market rent or got sold off to corporate landlords and developers. 800,000 affordable rental homes, gone.

 

That's not my number. It's on the record in the House of Commons. And the data behind it is worse. Between 2011 and 2016 alone, Canada lost 322,600 low-rent homes, 15 affordable homes lost for every single one built. Another 180,000 non-profit homes lost since 2015 as the agreements kept expiring.

 

Poilievre was Harper's housing minister. On his watch, Parliament's record says six affordable homes built, and 800,000 lost. Six.

 

Then the same people who did that turn around and blame the Liberals for the housing crisis they created. The Liberals brought in the National Housing Strategy, Build Canada Homes, and a budget that puts $44.7 billion into housing and 200,000 new homes. The Conservatives brought in a wrecking ball and called it fiscal management.

 

There's a reason they haven't won an election since 2011. Canadians remember, and if they don't, we have history to look back on. At this rate, they won't win another one for decades to come.