Our Take: Housing

Pierre Poilievre, Leader of the Official Opposition of Canada

"Here we are next to a federally funded transit station. The local builder wants to develop housing in this unused parking lot. But local bureaucracy is blocking construction that would allow seniors and students to live next to a massive transit station that would take them to McGill university or the airport."

Quote from speech at Cadillac Fairview Pointe-Claire, February 15, 2024

YT link: https://www.youtube.com/live/Ttn-Ey9OeOg?si=vjNNpIb__Y3DLQI7

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Tim Thomas, Mayor of Pointe-Claire

"Pointe-Claire has done more than its fair share when it comes to building housing. We ended 2023 with more apartments and condos under construction, than all other 14 demerged suburbs. As for the REM station, Pointe-Claire citizens didn’t ask for it, and it will be of no benefit to most of them."

Facebook post February 15, 2024 in response to Poilievre speech.

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Our Take

The reality is that solving the housing crisis is not that simple. It’s not a federal versus municipal government problem. It’s not caused, nor fixed, by any one person. It is a result of multiple factors: economic, immigration, supply and demand and governmental, to name a few. Our national housing problem was complicated to create and will be complicated to solve. Our hope is that all Pointe-Claire residents have access to a variety of housing options to support a diverse set of needs and budgets.