{"id":21247,"date":"2023-08-27T15:35:47","date_gmt":"2023-08-27T22:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/cabinet-ministers-leave-retreat-without-new-plans-to-address-housing-crisis\/"},"modified":"2023-08-27T15:35:48","modified_gmt":"2023-08-27T22:35:48","slug":"cabinet-ministers-leave-retreat-without-new-plans-to-address-housing-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/cabinet-ministers-leave-retreat-without-new-plans-to-address-housing-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Cabinet ministers leave retreat without new plans to address housing crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/files\/membership-default-internal\/\" class=\"memberhide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/01\/20220718_175041000_iOS.jpg\" alt=\"-\"><\/a><br\/><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>OTTAWA \u2014 The federal Liberal cabinet wrapped up a three-day retreat in Charlottetown promising concrete action on housing but without any specific new initiatives on the table.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the housing challenge \u201chas been decades\u201d in the making and promises the government is focused on \u201cgetting more housing built.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But the ministers departed Charlottetown with no new announcements or even a commitment to follow through on advice given to them by housing experts during their sessions earlier in the week.<\/p>\n<p>Housing affordability has become a critical issue for Canadians in recent months with a perfect storm of rising interest rates, soaring rents and population growth outstripping the available housing supply.<\/p>\n<p>A new Leger poll suggests four in 10 Canadians blame the Trudeau government for the housing crisis, while about three in 10 blame their province.<\/p>\n<p>A report presented to the cabinet this week lists 10 things the federal government can do on housing, including cutting federal sales taxes on new rental\u00a0construction\u00a0and issuing a new federal benefit to Canadians who are at risk of becoming homeless.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a9 2023 The Canadian Press<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5143531171910809\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- News - Bottom -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5143531171910809\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8320848692\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/canada.constructconnect.com\/dcn\/news\/government\/2023\/08\/cabinet-ministers-leave-retreat-without-new-plans-to-address-housing-crisis\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OTTAWA \u2014 The federal Liberal cabinet wrapped up a three-day retreat in Charlottetown promising concrete action on housing but without &#8230; 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