This means they're going to spend millions on building on- and off-campus student housing to take the pressure off the rental market, right?
Right?
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that's the Dougler all right.
Between him and trump i think we need to just round up all the property developers and end the problem.
This just in! Politicians are crooked AF and will do anything to further their own careers!
And it's not like we can have a nice military coup to kick this country into shape because they are plagued by the same bureaucratic, ladder climbing, and corruption.
Can we just have a GPT model run things or maybe sell the entire country to Alphabet? The AI would do at least average compared to all countries it was trained on and Alphabet might even turn a national profit.
Give a company that much power and snd they'll absolutely implement slavery.
Most Canadians are already de-facto slaves to a bank, credit company or a combination of the two. Sure you can quit your job but you will get another one lest the person who owns your debt take away your home and anything of value that your own. This leaves you visibly poor and potentially homeless which is a "crime" in Canada. You wont be charged with "being homeless" but you will be harassed, assaulted and arrested until you can find somewhere to hide or die.
Kinda sounds like slavery, particularly when you consider that household debt is now greater than the GDP, collectively we owe more than we produce.
Has the Beaverton written their "Ontario to count tents as housing towards reaching targets" article yet?
When a senior living in a condo moves out to long-term care, it's called a home,” Ford told reporters in March. “They have their own room. They eat in a dining room with everyone else.”
Using this argument, it appears as though the Ford government could try and place student residences under this umbrella.
Does this mean jails are next to be included
~~Jail~~ house the homeless.
Hey that makes things cheaper!
Most people who get into crime do so out of desperation for food and shelter...
Don't give Doug and his Cronies any ideas
I can't even joke without losing my thought at the absurdity.
This isn't moving the goal, this is changing the definition of a goal from getting into the net to the ball being on the field.
The Ford government is trying to fudge data to make it look like they're doing their job. This bell-owned report attempts to paint the Ford government's actions as reasonable, perhaps even proactive, responsive, and creative.
Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles criticized the Ford government's choice to include both long-term care beds and student residences in their housing count.
"You can't even have a microwave in a dorm room," Stiles said during question period Tuesday. "My goodness, that is not a home. What's next?"
Just like the surplus at the end of COVID lockdown.
Look at us, we have all this money lying around.
You you stupid fuck, put the money to use and pay the hospitals.
Doug and his cronies belong in jail
100%.
Cons must love this new era, where truth doesn't matter compared to a veneer of verifiability and a few 'reputable' sources trumpeting the same BS
I am looking into counting taxes I paid in the past as taxes withheld for the current year to meet my 10-year target of owning 1 home.
Retirement spaces—okay if it's expected that citizens will live there long-term.
Student residences—specifically intended to be used only for a short, fixed term. These do need to be built, but they are not housing for any useful definition of housing.
They should be built by the universities and colleges that profit off the students. They certainly should not be getting subsidized or funded by government as a "housing stimulus" which is what I am worried will happen if they count student residences as housing.
@FireRetardant @nyan That said being in a university city they chew up a grotesque amount of available housing.
next up: cardboard boxes under bridges
New Ad: The Brick will be giving out free homes from the side door. Take two if you like!
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Soon to be found in Onterrible
Pretty sure the government would just rather their current citizens die so they can bring in people from 'lesser countries ' who will be more willing to slave it up because it's still better then their previous lifestyle.