Pierre Poilievre, Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, argues that government overreach and housing initiatives failed to deliver affordability and doubled costs.
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“Like, you know, so they bring in the, a monstrous housing program 10 years ago, and say, well, the government's going to get back into housing, and that's going to make it affordable. Well, and the housing costs double, and an entire generation can't afford a home.”
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