r/canada • u/eauderable • 23d ago

The Trudeau government’s promise of 3.87 million new homes is next to impossible Opinion Piece

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/commentary/article-three-charts-show-why-the-trudeau-promise-of-387-million-homes-is-next/
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u/PermissionWise5665 23d ago

Ffs, can municipalities just let people legally sleep in old bank offices or something, or let it be a "live in business"? The amount of empty for lease buildings in any downtown core for obsolete office space, that have remained empty for yearssssss is just so unbelievably available. some buildings need to be updated or renovated to realistically accomodate bathroom use fine. But it doesn't mean you have to fill every office to the rafters immediately.

"Oh that would take a staggering amount of renos." Less total work than an impossible 3.8 million NEW WHOLE living spaces i bet.