Singh said the federal Liberals have done an 'abysmal' job dealing with the housing crisis and he intends to make the upcoming fall sitting of Parliament all about getting more housing built
You’re both right. This is terrible policy for a supposedly leftist party, and yet both the NDP and the Liberals are still better than the Conservatives.
What we need, desperately, is an openly socialist NDP who can push the window to the left. Even if they don’t win, they can force the Liberals to take on more openly policies just to avoid losing votes to them (remember, UKIP didn’t have to win a single seat to get Brexit; they just had to be enough of a threat to the Tories votes).
The NDP finally got a taste of power once they teamed up with the minority Liberal government but their biggest win is free dental care for children living in low-income households. It’s better than nothing I suppose, but I really don’t see that swaying any voters.
I think they are waiting to see what is going to happen to BC in the fall with the purposed legislation changes which will allow up to 4 units per parcel. I think they are waiting to see how this plays out before making a push for it on the federal stage during the 2025 elections.
Replacing a good 50% of single family houses with 2 to 4 units will help immensely in building the housing necessary to start taking the supply side of the issue without going the Doug Ford route of continuing sprawl to enrich your buddies. Hopefully they are smart enough to pair the new development with policy that increase the active and public transit infrastructure to start getting people off the road who don’t want to be on it.
Singh’s comments this week make it sound like he’s getting his campaign ready for 2025 and I have a feeling BC is going too be used as an example of NDP success. As a millennial, a BC resident, an NDP voter, and a urban planner, I’m all for it.
You’re both right. This is terrible policy for a supposedly leftist party, and yet both the NDP and the Liberals are still better than the Conservatives.
What we need, desperately, is an openly socialist NDP who can push the window to the left. Even if they don’t win, they can force the Liberals to take on more openly policies just to avoid losing votes to them (remember, UKIP didn’t have to win a single seat to get Brexit; they just had to be enough of a threat to the Tories votes).
The NDP finally got a taste of power once they teamed up with the minority Liberal government but their biggest win is free dental care for children living in low-income households. It’s better than nothing I suppose, but I really don’t see that swaying any voters.
I think they are waiting to see what is going to happen to BC in the fall with the purposed legislation changes which will allow up to 4 units per parcel. I think they are waiting to see how this plays out before making a push for it on the federal stage during the 2025 elections.
Replacing a good 50% of single family houses with 2 to 4 units will help immensely in building the housing necessary to start taking the supply side of the issue without going the Doug Ford route of continuing sprawl to enrich your buddies. Hopefully they are smart enough to pair the new development with policy that increase the active and public transit infrastructure to start getting people off the road who don’t want to be on it.
Singh’s comments this week make it sound like he’s getting his campaign ready for 2025 and I have a feeling BC is going too be used as an example of NDP success. As a millennial, a BC resident, an NDP voter, and a urban planner, I’m all for it.