MMI looks at election housing promises

Missing Middle Initiative has analyzed the federal Conservative and Liberal housing platforms ahead of our April 28 election and come up with six and 10 “thoughts,” respectively, about each of them.  You can read the both articles here.

Six thoughts on the Conservative plan

1. The Conservative plan is quite short and touches on similar themes to the Liberal Plan

2. The Conservative GST housing pledge is far bolder and far more expensive than the Liberal version

3. Federal land: To lease or to sell?

4. Do what we say, and you get a cookie vs. we won’t give you a cookie unless you do what we say

5. Adding skilled tradespeople

6. Capital gains promise is a recycled 2006 Conservative promise

10 thoughts on the Liberal plan

1. The Liberal housing plan extends beyond creating a public builder

2. Reintroducing MURB would transform Canadian homebuilding

3. 500,000 homes a year is too many

4. A public builder is a blast from the past

5. Limiting the GST rebate to first-time homebuyers is a missed opportunity

6. The Liberal plan leans heavily on innovation policy

7. Lowering development charges is a worthwhile goal, but the Liberals need to go back to the drawing board

8. Tracking municipal progress is long overdue

9. Can anyone tell us what the Liberals are proposing with the Building Code?

10. Tweaking the tax code can help accelerate new construction