Poilievre stands up for young people with latest housing announcement
Poilievre acknowledged the challenge of lowering housing prices without impacting seniors' investments, prioritizing affordable housing for young people.
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Tonight, on The Ezra Levant Show, Pierre Poilievre discusses his new housing policy in hot real estate markets, nationwide.
Poilievre asserts that immigration reduction is vital due to lagging housing construction; only 227,697 homes were built last year while hundreds of thousands immigrated.
While housing prices are stabilizing in Alberta and Quebec, affordability remains an issue elsewhere, predominantly in B.C. and Ontario.
On Thursday, Poilievre focused on high housing prices in Toronto and Vancouver, averaging $1 million. He noted young people struggle with down payments without parental help, delaying marriage and childbearing.
A ministerial memo defined affordability as shelter costs at "30 percent of gross income or 40 percent of net income," recommending existing affordable housing be preserved. Other recommendations include tying funding to tenant protections, affordability guarantees, and eviction prevention.
The Tory MP asserted that taxes and red tape are significant contributors to home prices, suggesting their removal could benefit both buyers and sellers.
He urged governments to eliminate the sales tax, cut the development charges in half, speed up the permits, and commit to zero tax on reinvested gains.
Ezra expressed skepticism about Poilievre's claim regarding the percentage of home costs attributable to taxes and red tape and believes a slow deflation of housing prices is necessary.
Responding to Rebel News, Poilievre conceded the challenge of lowering housing prices without affecting seniors' investments, but emphasized his focus on affordable housing for young people.
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COMMENTS
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Fran G commented 2025-09-15 18:49:50 -0400If you were lucky enough to be raised on a farm then you knew how to work. However, most kids were raised in towns or cities. They need that first job to learn basic skills. These jobs need to be for young Canadians, not foreign workers. -
Gary Schoutsen commented 2025-09-10 12:27:10 -0400I didn’t need my first job to learn how to work. My parents made sure of that.
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Wayne Venables commented 2025-09-10 10:29:34 -0400Pierre is following the wind , he was talking about direct flights to India and how much we needed them here. That’s all bullshit no country needs immigration. The political parasites getting their palms greased and we the people getting punished.
The overwhelming situation in Canada didn’t happen in just 10 years. The cons were shipping them in too.
It’s like comedian George Carlin famously said " it’s a big club and we ain’t in it"! -
Bruce Atchison commented 2025-09-09 20:57:08 -0400I agree with Ezra. Send the over-stayers home. And stop importing low-skill people. Crop-picking is one thing but do we need foreigners serving coffee and doughnuts year round? Also, cut taxes on small businesses. If we can get profits up for businesses, they’ll benefit and so will Canadian workers.
