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Parliament resumes Monday with Liberals down in the polls
The Liberal government is behind in the polls by an average of nine points as MPs return to Ottawa for the fall session of Parliament. Opposition parties are attacking the government on the cost of living and housing while the government...
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South Africa's abandoned buildings: Gov't wants to end unlawful occupations
Seventy people died last month in South Africa after an abandoned building caught fire.
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Trudeau says government 'could have moved faster' on housing
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tells Front Burner’s Jayme Poisson that his government could have moved faster on housing, but things under the Conservatives would have been ‘much worse.’
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Poilievre pushes Trudeau on answers to 'housing hell'
During question period in the House of Commons, Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre pressed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for solutions to the rising cost of living.
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PM says Liberals can 'bend this curve' as housing crisis deepens
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who is facing increasing opposition criticism on affordability issues, says his government has the track record to solve Canada's housing crisis. The CMHC says Canada needs 3.5 million additional new homes...
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Trudeau defends record on housing, affordability as he slumps in polls
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau talks to Jayme Poisson, host of CBC's Front Burner, about the frustrations with his government’s approach to tackling the housing crisis and rising grocery prices, as well as Pierre Poilievre’s growing appeal.
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Poilievre slams PM on housing, says Trudeau ‘funds gatekeepers’
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre took aim at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's housing plans Thursday, saying the Liberal government's 'inflationary deficits' and 'taxes and bureaucracy' are holding back construction of new homes.
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Liberals announce more measures on housing, grocery prices
Under pressure to respond to widespread concerns about the cost of living and faced with questions about his leadership, Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced new measures Thursday aimed at rising housing and grocery prices.
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Trudeau pledges more housing as pressure mounts over affordability
Justin Trudeau announced funding to build more housing in London, Ont., as he and Liberal MPs kicked off their caucus retreat. The agreement comes as the government faces growing pressure to help make housing more affordable.
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Many university students can't find housing even after semester starts
Some university students in Halifax are still struggling to find a place to live even though the new semester has already started. It's part of a wider housing crisis impacting many Canadian cities.
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Maldives election: Big changes for political parties and countries
Voters in the Maldives go to the polls on Saturday to elect a new President.
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Lisbon housing crisis: Foreigners price local tenants out of the market
Many Portuguese are suffering due to the growing cost of living crisis.
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Poilievre says Trudeau is 'failing expensively' on housing
Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre says, when he's prime minister he will succeed at lowering housing costs.
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3 levels of government trade barbs over who should fix housing crisis
Two 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...
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Trudeau says Poilievre is 'stirring up anger' for political gain
During a housing announcement in Hamilton, the prime minister was asked whether he feels threatened by Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's leadership. 'We don't solve problems by scaring people,' Trudeau replied.
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Stuck in Ontario’s landlord-tenant board ‘nightmare’
Landlords and tenants trying to resolve disputes in Ontario say the province’s landlord and tenant board is failing them, plagued by excruciatingly long delays. The National’s Adrienne Arsenault explains the problems with the system and...
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Spooked Liberal MPs gather for meetings as support for the government slides
"We need to listen to the very real issues that Canadians are facing right now and return to Ottawa next week with some real solutions in hand," said Government House Leader Karina Gould, who insists that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is...
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How cutting GST can help fix the housing crisis
Jennifer Keesmaat, the former chief planner for the City of Toronto explains how the federal government's proposal to remove GST on purpose-built rentals can help alleviate the housing shortage across the country by encouraging...
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Ottawa removing GST from new rental builds to spur new development
The Liberal government announced Thursday it is removing GST from the construction of new rental apartments in a bid to spur new development. Power & Politics speaks to Kevin Lee, CEO of the Canadian Home Builders' Association.
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How cutting the GST can help fix the housing crisis
Jennifer Keesmaat, the former chief planner for the City of Toronto, explains how the federal government's decision to remove the GST on purpose-built rentals can help alleviate the housing shortage across the country by encouraging...
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Sean Fraser joins Power and Politics to discuss his new role in cabinet
Former immigration minister Sean Fraser has a new title: minister of housing, infrastructure and communities. He joins Power and Politics to discuss his new file and what he hopes he can bring to the job.
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Major cabinet shakeup introduces new faces to Trudeau front bench
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today replaced seven ministers and shuffled nearly three-quarters of the cabinet as the Liberals attempt to chart a new course in what could be a pre-election cabinet.
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Big changes coming to the federal cabinet Wednesday
CBC News has learned Liberal government ministers are leaving cabinet and as many as half will have new jobs in a substantial shakeup. The shuffle could be the last big change before the next election.
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Netherlands struggles with 'perfect storm' of housing & migration crisis
Dutch nationals are competing with migrants for social housing places due to a lack of options.