I thought we were past this as a country, I really honestly did. Now the new Minister of Housing in Canada (the former mayor of Vancouver) is denying that house prices need to go down.

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References: Initial comments from the housing minister: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SozqexLpyXE Twitter follow-up: https://x.com/gregorrobertson/status/1922843148331466993 Longer interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPwJdQ1YCpU

https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/nathaniel-erskine-smith-isnt-running-for-the-liberal-leadership-he-has-a-different-job-to/article_1a0adcb4-d42f-11ef-8fd9-2ba8b4c2feb1.html

Duplexes in Vancouver: https://www.fraserinstitute.org/commentary/more-duplexes-vancouver-one-small-step-right-direction

Vancouver rejects housing in Shaughnessy: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/shaughnessy-motion-christine-boyle-1.7029707

First Shaughnessy District (FSD): https://bylaws.vancouver.ca/zoning/zoning-by-law-district-schedule-fsd.pdf