Grappling7155@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 2 months agoWhy it's time for a serious debate about rent control in Canadafinancialpost.comexternal-linkmessage-square75fedilinkarrow-up1110arrow-down12
arrow-up1108arrow-down1external-linkWhy it's time for a serious debate about rent control in Canadafinancialpost.comGrappling7155@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 2 months agomessage-square75fedilink
minus-squareacargitz@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 months agoMontreal had rent control for a long time and renting only became a problem when the bubblification of real estate got imported to Quebec from the rest of Canada.
minus-squareBlameThePeacock@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoRenting only became a problem when it became a problem elsewhere… oh… well then it looks like it didn’t work well did it.
minus-squareacargitz@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoThe Canadian rental market, famously a victim of rent control.
minus-squareBlameThePeacock@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 months agoWho said anything about the Canadian market having tried rent control? Plenty of other places have tried and failed at it though.
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoAh yes, the Anglos made you price up your own real estate. /s
Montreal had rent control for a long time and renting only became a problem when the bubblification of real estate got imported to Quebec from the rest of Canada.
Renting only became a problem when it became a problem elsewhere… oh… well then it looks like it didn’t work well did it.
The Canadian rental market, famously a victim of rent control.
Who said anything about the Canadian market having tried rent control?
Plenty of other places have tried and failed at it though.
Ah yes, the Anglos made you price up your own real estate. /s