4. Trudeau, also not totally clear on who he's running against, complained about Stephen Harper in his housing rant today.
Let's entertain this thought. If Harper still runs the country two terms later, why does a third term mean you'll fix it? Step aside. Let someone else run.
5. Trudeau: "we've invested tens of billions in housing, that have put hundreds of thousands of people in homes."
*checks notes*
PBO said much of this money takes credit for housing that was already in the pipeline. In other words, you only improved developer margins.
6. Circling back to a ban on foreign ownership. How? Canada won't have a beneficial ownership registry until 2025 (the Liberals gave everyone just enough time to dump their assets).
How do you enforce ownership if you don't know who owns companies yet? A 2-year ban in 2026?
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Me (2016): Corrupt politicians from China are washing their money in Vancouver, in one of the biggest grafts in history.
YIMBYS: RACIST! That's a lie!
China (2017): Canada. Turn over our fucking criminals.
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Me (2017): We built one of the most elaborate capital tracking systems, more complicated than the gov. Money laundering is rampant in Vancouver. This is how it comes in, right down to the gang.
YIMBYS: Fake news!
BC gov (2018): Stephen's right, down to the gang and origin.