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Bills on high rent, lack of housing lost in rush to wrap N.S. legislature: NDP

One bill aimed to create a residential tenancies enforcement unit and a rent control system linked to the consumer price index, according to Claudia Chender.
Another bill called for an annual housing supply target of 12,500 units and an independent housing officer to track progress.
Both bills were tabled but did not progress past the first reading due to the Progressive Conservative government's eight-day legislative session.
The short session limited discussions on important issues like the cost of living and affordable housing.

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Bills on high rent, lack of housing lost in rush to wrap N.S. legislature: NDP - Halifax

Nova Scotia’s NDP leader is highlighting a pair of her party’s housing bills she says were lost in the government's rush to wrap up the fall sitting of the legislature.

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