Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre agree that Canada needs more homes — but not on how to make that happen

Jon Love: The housing crisis has a simple solution — and it doesn't involve yet another government program

We continually hear from various levels of government about the latest programs, subsidies and other plans to deal with the housing crisis, but they always target symptoms, not the cause. And the source cause of Canada's housing issues is straightforward: excess taxation and intense regulation on construction, which limit supply and elevate cost.

Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre agree that Canada needs more homes — but not on how to make that happen

Canadians priced out of the country's housing market are getting similar pitches from the major political parties, but experts agree the details will matter and influence whether younger Canadians ever get homes to call their own.

Carney and Poilievre pour pint on campaign trail in time honoured tradition

Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre were pouring pints on Monday, a tactic used by politicians

Could Poilievre’s Capital Gains Tax Break ‘Shut Young Canadians Out Of The Market’?

In the days following Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre's Sunday reveal of his Canada First Reinvestment Tax Cut, the proposal has been widely met with praise from those across the real estate and development industries.The policy, introduced 27 days out from the federal election, proposes to eliminate the capital gains tax when you sell an asset and reinvest the profits in Canada. Profits would only be taxed if you were to cash out on your i…

The Bloquist candidates of the Basses-Laurentides, Jean-Denis Garon in Mirabel, Luc Desilets in Rivière-des-Mille-Îles, Rhéal Fortin in Rivière-du-Nord and Marie-Noëlle Closson-Duquette in Thérèse-De Blainville, warned the population of the Basses-Laurentides against the Liberal leader

In response to the concerns of Canadian voters, Liberal Party Leader Mark Carney and Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre each proposed new policies on Monday.