Ex-mayor Gregor Robertson gets second shot at housing crisis in Carney’s cabinet

Ex-mayor Gregor Robertson gets second shot at housing crisis in Carney’s cabinet

Prime Minister Mark Carney says Gregor Robertson brings “the type of experience” needed to help tackle Canada’s housing crisis after a decade as the mayor of Vancouver – a period that coincided with sharp increases in the city’s home prices.

Former Vancouver mayor whose housing policies were controversial now federal housing minister

Critics and admirers are watching to see how the bike-riding environmentalist will handle a portfolio centred on a housing affordability crisis

Ex-Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson tries tackling housing crisis once again, this time as federal minister

Former Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson takes on the role of minister of housing and infrastructure, putting him in the spotlight as the federal government responds to Canada's housing crisis.

Former Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson named federal housing minister

Delta's Jill McKnight was appointed Veteran Affairs minister and three B.C. MPs were given secretary of state roles.

Ex-mayor Gregor Robertson gets second shot at housing crisis in Carney's cabinet

Gregor Robertson set himself a bold goal as the newly elected mayor in Vancouver in 2008 – ending street homelessness in the city by 2015.

Carney government’s housing plan poses major risks to taxpayers

From the Fraser Institute By Jake Fuss and Austin Thompson A trade war, Trump’s threats to Canada’s sovereignty, and global economic volatility loomed large in the recent federal election. Yet many voters remained focused on an issue much closer to home: housing affordability. In 2023, under Justin Trudeau, Canada added a record high 1.2 million new residents—more than double the previous record in 2019—and another 951,000 new residents last yea…