CBC Opinion - There are no simple answers to the immigration and housing question - eviltoast

This was an eye-opener for me. Less temporary foreign workers do construction than the general population? Seriously?

  • MrFlagg@lemmy.ca
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    10 months ago

    one simple answer might be don’t import people who need housing without first making sure the housing is available

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      10 months ago

      We could’ve spent 2-3 years heavily investing in housing developments before ramping up our immigration and then keep those developments coming until immigration slowed down or demand is exceeded.

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        10 months ago

        Probelm is immigration will never slow down until it becomes affordable to have more children … because right now it isn’t.

    • CanadaPlus@futurology.todayOP
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      10 months ago

      Ah, but who will build it? Obviously not immigrants. What if you build housing, but then they can’t afford it? What if they’re underhoused where they came from, too? And then of course, if we don’t take in immigrants and the economy goes in the toilet, all the housing there is might get pretty run down for the elderly Canadians still left.

      If you actually read the article, you’ll see several examples of how it’s complex.