Why it's time for a serious debate about rent control in Canada - eviltoast
  • n2burns@lemmy.ca
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    21 days ago

    Can you explain what you mean by

    -limit 1 house per family

    Many of the times I’ve heard this sentiment, it’s been to either ban Mom&Pop landlords, or ban rental houses completely. These options seem to benefit potential homeowners by screwing over renters. I’m not sure if you mean something different?

    • Kichae@lemmy.ca
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      20 days ago

      “apartments built by thr public or coops” is right there. Don’t look at a package proposal and treat each part of it as unrelated or judge it in a vacuum.

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        20 days ago

        I am fully supportive of public housing and coops, but that doesn’t explain how a “limit 1 house per family” rule would work or what it’s intending to achieve. If you or @Sunshine@lemmy.ca want to expand on that you can even explain it in the context of a whole system, I’m happy to hear it. I am a policy wonk and just want to understand this proposal.

        • CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org
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          20 days ago

          You’re probably just going to get flamed here. Most political people (and activists for that matter) are not policy wonks.

          They’re probably thinking a ban on landlords, as currently legally defined, basically.