Just a quick correction—the Liberals had the Housing Accelerator in their last campaign document, but it spent some 18 months in regulatory hell at the CMHC before it was ready to be rolled out, at which point Poilievre had won his leadership and had come out with his plan to withhold transfers. It looked like the Housing Accelerator was…
Just a quick correction—the Liberals had the Housing Accelerator in their last campaign document, but it spent some 18 months in regulatory hell at the CMHC before it was ready to be rolled out, at which point Poilievre had won his leadership and had come out with his plan to withhold transfers. It looked like the Housing Accelerator was in response to Poilievre, but had been in the works for long beforehand.
Eh, I think we can say with relative confidence that Ottawa actually moving on it was in response to Poilievre's rise.
Sure, it was in their platform — as was a lot of stuff they never moved on. It sat there for two years, despite being a painfully simple funding tool, and only got leverages after the Conservatives made their pitch.
I think we can also say that the language hardened, from the platform to the budget, in line with what the Conservatives promised.
Just a quick correction—the Liberals had the Housing Accelerator in their last campaign document, but it spent some 18 months in regulatory hell at the CMHC before it was ready to be rolled out, at which point Poilievre had won his leadership and had come out with his plan to withhold transfers. It looked like the Housing Accelerator was in response to Poilievre, but had been in the works for long beforehand.
Eh, I think we can say with relative confidence that Ottawa actually moving on it was in response to Poilievre's rise.
Sure, it was in their platform — as was a lot of stuff they never moved on. It sat there for two years, despite being a painfully simple funding tool, and only got leverages after the Conservatives made their pitch.
I think we can also say that the language hardened, from the platform to the budget, in line with what the Conservatives promised.
Anyway, it's not even a dig. It's a good thing!
+1 "They only did it because people really liked it when the other guy did it." GOOD! That's how democracy is supposed to work!