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Party leaders promise to boost home building, help seniors and speed up resource project approvals
Federal party leaders unveiled a series of policies Monday that they said would boost housing construction, make life more affordable for seniors and speed up approvals for natural resource projects.
#politics #housing #economy #environment #News
cbc.ca/news/politics/poilievre

#museums #GLAM #housing #PublicHousing

'One of America's first examples of public housing are the Jane Adams Homes in Chicago, built in 1938 and named for the trailblazing reformer. Fast forward to now, and there are some 1 million public housing units in the U.S., and the Adams Homes are getting a second act as a museum dedicated to telling the story of public housing. '

ualrpublicradio.org/2025-04-06

UALR · Chicago's Jane Addams Homes tell the story of public housing in a new museumBy Alison Cuddy
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@cbclondon_mirror

Because we can’t seem to provide housing for all Canadians.

We’re content to let the poor die outside.

Because—as a lawyer who help me with my last house transaction said—“Kyle, it’s your duty to avoid taxes!”

The sweet part is we can blame the poor for having to be there, or just look away—who cares?

Not the agent who shrugged when I asked what happens to the mom & 5-y-o currently renting at $1k/mo when someone buys this place (I didn’t) and takes possession?

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Day nine cont: The Opposition has a #candidate problem.

Not enough diversity. Amelia is a good candidate, The #AFR describes Amelia as bringing, a “#Millennial edge”. Right pedigree (Dicks Grand niece), #OxfordUniversity educated, lives locally. The problem, I’m a renter …and I’m also a home owner that I failed to disclose.

#Kooyong / #Liberal / #rent / #housing <archive.md/zspBW> / <theage.com.au/politics/federal>