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What action have they taken?
Canadian Federal Election 44 - Sep 2021
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People can own whatever home they want to have and can afford. My comments earlier in the thread were more aimed at developers not really building anything that I actually want.
The choice here seems to be condo, townhouse or mansion. Only the mansions have an actual yard. The 1500ft 2 bedroom, + Den, Kitchen and Bathroom with yard for garden/shed or garage doesn't exist here.
I have been looking for freehold land for sometime but Victoria is in love with Strata and most land is owned by developers.
I am very content to live in a shoebox atm rather than be house poor and give my money to someone else. It isn't even a good idea to buy a house/condo as an income generating investment anymore as the margins aren't great and there is better value elsewhere.
Brad Sallows
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Like anything else, it can be vile. There's nothing about 50%+1 which renders something "correct", let alone "right".
My neighbourhood still has active construction. Smallest detached home from our builder is a 1650!square foot bungalow on a 35’ x 100’ lot for about $850k.
To build the same house we built in 2017 is now $450k than it was then. From ~$555k to over $1m. Absolutely bananas. It’s a relatively large house, but that’s an >80% increase in four and a half years.
No idea what the hell other people in my generation who don’t already own are supposed to do. We were only able to do this due to the very early and untimely death of my wife’s parents, who themselves had bought in Vancouver when it was affordable.
You should be able to own a home off two decent incomes without relying on someone dying and leaving you money. But at >600k for even modest townhouses, good luck.
RangerRay
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The Liberal childcare plan was better because it addressed the lack of supply by creating more spaces.
Their housing plan sucks because it increases demand without addressing supply, which is largely out of their hands. Talk to the municipal councillors in thrall of the NIMBY’s in their wards.
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The price for each of the two seats team red gained in the election.
Brad Sallows
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The higher the cost of land, the more sense it makes to build an expensive house upon it.
This is about California, but the underlying principles are applicable. How To Make Housing More Affordable (DR Henderson, an economist).
This is about California, but the underlying principles are applicable. How To Make Housing More Affordable (DR Henderson, an economist).
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My frugal Scotch grandpa would appreciate the IKEA-ness of the basement I’m finishing on my own.
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Sounds like our Ratepayers Association. Formally founded in 1929.
They are active in municipal and provincial politics.
Over 90 years of tradition, unimpeded by progress. < just kidding. Sort of.
Blackadder1916
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My frugal Scotch grandpa . . .
My scotch relations no longer espouse a frugal existence.
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Well, yes…selective frugality is a thing, BA!
I’m low on Achentoshan at the moment, but otherwise methinks we have much in common. Betting there’s room for some Dalwhinnie, Oban and Laphroaig too.
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Hmmm, is the writer attempting to say that Electoral Reform not being pursued by the Government was Monsef’s fault???
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To mangle an old saying to fit this politically, poor is the critic that blames the tools for the craftsman's poor work.
RangerRay
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I always thought her ambitions far exceeded her capabilities.
Altair
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lenaitch
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Well, yes…selective frugality is a thing, BA!
I’m low on Achentoshan at the moment, but otherwise methinks we have much in common. Betting there’s room for some Dalwhinnie, Oban and Laphroaig too.
I was going to thumbs-up all except the last one - because the stuff generally available at the LCBO is akin to kerosene - but I've had some brought from the UK that was quite nice. I just started a bottle of Highland Park bought (by me) for my birthday.
daftandbarmy
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I was going to thumbs-up all except the last one - because the stuff generally available at the LCBO is akin to kerosene - but I've had some brought from the UK that was quite nice. I just started a bottle of Highland Park bought (by me) for my birthday.
I like to take Laphroaig on my more 'excruciating' climbs.
A good swig of that at the end of the day reminds me that:
a) I'm still alive, and
b) Things could be worse... as in 'I could be drinking this year round, but I only drink it on expeditions'
ballz
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How, exactly? I kept reading talking points about this but could never find out the "how" behind this claim?
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HP is a greatly under appreciated scotch. The 12 is a great go to.I was going to thumbs-up all except the last one - because the stuff generally available at the LCBO is akin to kerosene - but I've had some brought from the UK that was quite nice. I just started a bottle of Highland Park bought (by me) for my birthday.
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