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It's hard to avoid overquoting https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026/07/09/No-One-Discussing-This-Bigger-Condo-Bailout/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=grassroots from @thetyee@mstdn.ca . Highly recommend reading the whole thing if you're affected by city living costs in Canada. We have tried the supply-only, deregulation-first approach for years. It has produced record construction in some periods and record unaffordability in the same places. The dirt under the building continues to inflate faster than incomes. Halving development charges and gutting inclusionary zoning will not break that cycle. It will merely subsidize and protect the participants who have profited most from it. and the author does offer sensible suggestions: Increased density or reduced charges should be granted only in exchange for substantial, permanent affordability — through strong inclusionary requirements, public land trusts or direct capture of land lift to fund non-market housing. #Canada #CNDPoli #Politics #housing