"This is too big for any one government or sector to handle alone and so we're hoping the federal government will jump into a leadership role and meet us in the square to have this conversation," Richter said.
Brooks said Canada could see a drop in the number of rental construction projects in the coming years because of increased costs. To better help low-income renters, the report suggests a targeted housing tax benefit for families spending more than 30 per cent of their income on rent.3 levels of government trade barbs over who should fix housing crisisTwo Alberta mayors and the province's housing minister are calling for their 'fair share' of federal funds for affordable housing. It comes as the prime minister trades barbs with Conservatives over who should have done more to fix Canada's housing policy.
"I think we were all pleasantly surprised just how much common ground there was," Richter said of working on the report with his two co-authors. During a news conference Monday night, Housing Minister Sean Fraser said his government is looking at ways to speed up construction of housing through subsidies and other incentives.