{"id":20565,"date":"2025-04-24T01:34:47","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T01:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/will-canadas-next-prime-minister-solve-the-million-dollar-housing-crisis\/"},"modified":"2025-04-24T01:34:47","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T01:34:47","slug":"will-canadas-next-prime-minister-solve-the-million-dollar-housing-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/will-canadas-next-prime-minister-solve-the-million-dollar-housing-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Canada\u2019s Next Prime Minister Solve the Million-Dollar Housing Crisis?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\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>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Janet Robertson had few choices after being evicted from her apartment of two decades in Vancouver, Canada\u2019s most expensive city.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Even listings in nearby suburbs were out of reach after years of paying 900 Canadian dollars, or $650, monthly for her studio apartment. She kept going until she could find something she could afford and ended up renting in a town about 60 miles east of Vancouver.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cI really didn\u2019t have any other options but to come to Chilliwack,\u201d Ms. Robertson said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Chilliwack, a farming community encircled by snow-capped peaks, was once looked down on by city dwellers because of its rural and isolated character. Now, it has become a magnet for people from Vancouver who can no longer afford living there.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Across Canada\u2019s urban centers, climbing housing prices are pushing renters out and making buying a home a distant dream, especially for first-time buyers. The housing problem, which many in Canada describe as a full-blown crisis, is a top concern for voters heading to the polls on April 28 to cast ballots in national elections.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Canada\u2019s urban centers and, increasingly, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/10\/08\/world\/canada\/canada-real-estate-market.html\" title=\"\">its suburbs<\/a> are now on lists of the most expensive places in the world to find a home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In Toronto, the standard price for a single-family home, according to an index used by Canadian real estate agents to compare home sales, is around 1.4 million Canadian dollars, about $1 million, compared with 970,000 dollars, or $700,000, in 2020.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In Vancouver, the standard price is even higher, roughly two million dollars ($1.5 million) compared with 1.4 million ($1 million) five years ago.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The average rent in Vancouver is about 2,500 Canadian dollars per month, or $1,800, requiring a low six-figure salary to be considered affordable, according to Canada\u2019s national housing agency.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-3\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">While high living costs have become a source of concern in wealthy countries around the world, in Canada, many voters blame the ruling Liberal government for the country\u2019s affordability crisis. Beyond soaring housing costs, Canadians also face higher prices for groceries and gas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The economic misery could get worse because of tariffs imposed on many Canadian exports by President Trump which could lead to major job losses and even a recession.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Providing relief to beleaguered Canadians has been a main focus of the two men leading the two main parties competing in Monday\u2019s election. Prime Minister Mark Carney of the Liberal Party and Pierre Poilievre of the Conservative Party have both promised tax breaks for first-time home buyers. The two parties have also pledged various other tax breaks for low-income and middle-class families.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cThey\u2019re throwing money at voters in this election campaign, which I see as a response to cost of living concerns,\u201d said Kathryn Harrison, a political science professor at the University of British Columbia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-4\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Carney, a former leader of the central banks of Canada and England, has helped Liberals overcome what had been a double-digit-point lead in polls by the Conservatives in part because of his past experience dealing with economic crises. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-5\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cCarney\u2019s r\u00e9sum\u00e9 was tailor-made for this moment,\u201d Ms. Harrison said. Mr. Poilievre, however, has blamed the Liberal Party for what he has described as a \u201clost decade\u201d of economic prosperity during the government of Justin Trudeau, the former prime minister.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Amid the corn and berry farms that dominate the land around Chilliwack, billboards promoting condos and new homes dot the roads, luring economic refugees who have made the town one of the province\u2019s fastest growing communities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Still, despite moving to Chilliwack in search of cheaper housing, Ms. Robertson, 64, said she still struggles to pay her rent of 1,500 Canadian dollars, or $1,100, for a one-bedroom apartment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">She supplements the fixed government income she receives because of her mental health diagnosis with part-time jobs at a lottery booth and a fast-food restaurant.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-6\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cIt is expensive on my own to do everything, like internet, Netflix, having a gym membership,\u201d she said. \u201cThat\u2019s why I\u2019m looking for a third job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Her economic worries are a key reason she believes Mr. Carney is best suited to lead the country. \u201cI really feel that he\u2019s the best choice right now considering what\u2019s going on,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Gursharan Dhillon, 38, and his family sold their house in Surrey, a city just outside Vancouver where home prices have also surged, a few months ago to settle in Chilliwack. He works as a long-haul trucker and took another job driving a taxi to make ends meet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-7\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Even so, he and his wife are hoping to have their parents move to Chilliwack to take up farm work and help with expenses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-8\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cIt\u2019s very tough,\u201d Mr. Dhillon said, as he helped load groceries into the family car in the parking lot of a Real Canadian Superstore.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Kirk Jacobsen, 56, a job recruiter, also sold his house in Surrey, in part because he was concerned that higher living costs would eat into his retirement savings and he was able to buy one in Chilliwack for less money.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cThere are so many families that struggle and their children by extension will struggle too, unless they catch a break,\u201d Mr. Jacobsen said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">From her expansive yard encircled by towering cedar trees, Emily Jordan, 41, said she feels fortunate to have ended up in Chilliwack. In Vancouver, she operated a tiny day care out of her apartment, where she could take in only two children.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-9\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">So Ms. Jordan\u2019s family helped pay for a down payment on a home in Chilliwack, and she\u2019s been able to expand her business.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cI wouldn\u2019t have been able to find anything like this in Vancouver, nor would I have been able to afford it,\u201d Ms. Jordan said. But having just recently opened her new day care, she still faces debt, she said. \u201cI\u2019m always kind of worried because I\u2019m spending money that I don\u2019t have.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Even in Chilliwack, home prices are climbing. \u201cYour basic house price is pushing a million bucks now,\u201d said Ken Popove, the mayor. \u201cThe word \u2018affordability\u2019 is kind of a moot point.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Still, its relatively low real estate prices have helped turn Chilliwack into a boom town. Its population has risen in the past five years by 10,000 people to about 108,000. Residential construction projects are everywhere. \u201cWe\u2019ve now got a rush hour,\u201d Mr. Popove said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-10\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">With growth have come economic opportunities, including a new Red Bull ingredient processing plant, as well as other businesses and a revitalized downtown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But development has also inflicted pain on some longtime residents. Lynne Larsen, 82, said the thrift store she manages was closing its doors after 26 years because a new landlord doubled the rent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The economic challenges facing many Canadians that are now cropping up in Chilliwack are convincing some voters, like Shirley Fetterly, a retired teaching assistant, to support Mr. Poilievre\u2019s Conservatives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cWe need a change in government right now,\u201d Ms. Fetterly said. The last time the Conservatives were in power, she said, life felt more affordable and the economy was thriving. \u201cIt\u2019s time to give them another chance.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\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>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/04\/23\/world\/americas\/canada-election-housing-crisis.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Janet Robertson had few choices 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