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Opinion: Alberta vs. Ottawa: A few words of advice from a friendly Quebecer
The Quebec legislature is pictured in Quebec City. Alberta and Quebec should present a united front in legal challenges to federal legislation that invades provincial jurisdiction, Michel Kelly-Gagnon writes. PHOTO BY MATHIEU BELANGER /The Canadian Press
The Quebec legislature is pictured in Quebec City. Alberta and Quebec should present a united front in legal challenges to federal legislation that invades provincial jurisdiction, Michel Kelly-Gagnon writes. PHOTO BY MATHIEU BELANGER /The Canadian Press
From Home to Homelessness
With house prices rising and homeownership becoming increasingly impossible for many Canadians, it’s a very convenient time for the Prime Minister to suddenly announce that “it’s not his job.” The rising cost of housing in Canada has reached a crisis point. If you ask the general public who’s to blame, you get a variety of answers. In a recent survey, 40 per cent readily pointed to the federal government, 32 per cent point to the provincial government and 6 per cent blamed municipal governments. The newly minted ministers at the Liberal Cabinet Summit declared housing a top priority but offered no solutions.
With house prices rising and homeownership becoming increasingly impossible for many Canadians, it’s a very convenient time for the Prime Minister to suddenly announce that “it’s not his job.” The rising cost of housing in Canada has reached a crisis point. If you ask the general public who’s to blame, you get a variety of answers. In a recent survey, 40 per cent readily pointed to the federal government, 32 per cent point to the provincial government and 6 per cent blamed municipal governments. The newly minted ministers at the Liberal Cabinet Summit declared housing a top priority but offered no solutions.
