(I posted this to Canadapolitics as well, but I wasn’t sure if I’d get responses so trying here as well!)
Despite the research I’ve done and the debates I’ve watched, the fact remains I agree with some of each candidates platform and disagree with other parts. I’m really struggling with how to vote both provincial (Ontario) and federal.
I thought it’d be fun to get other people’s opinion on the issues that matter most to you, why you think your candidate is trustworthy, and see if any of it helps solidify my vote! 🇨🇦
This issue has personally effected my own life drastically so I appreciate your focus on it! I didn’t hear any specifics mentioned in the debate, just very vague statements about how “we need to build more houses” 😬
It’s currently political suicide to actually implement policies that would reduce house prices by 50%+ so the parties are just putting in those vague statements and making token gestures trying to stabilize house prices.
Unfortunately the majority of voters still own a home (older people more likely to own and more likely to vote) and it’s going to be a hard time convincing those people to vote for losing hundreds of thousands of dollars in equity.
It’s going to keep getting worse until that balance shifts, I’d estimate another 20-40 years, then we can start voting in policies to reduce housing prices.
I have this same fear. Someone once posted on here about the high percentage of politicians in Canada who are landlords and it really concerned me, it should be much closer to reflecting the percentage of the general population. Otherwise it seems like it would (and has) created a devastating conflict of interest 😩