There are no simple answers to the immigration housing question
If one accepts the premise that higher immigration is both a net-positive — economically and socially — and a public policy imperative for Canada, then significantly curtailing immigration for the sake of the housing market risks swapping one problem for another.
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If one accepts the premise that higher immigration is both a net-positive — economically and socially — and a public policy imperative for Canada, then significantly curtailing immigration for the sake of the housing market risks swapping one problem for another.