'By chance last week I came across an old Chatelaine magazine with a headline on the cover that grabbed me. It asked, ‘What’s Behind the Housing Crisis?' | SaltWire
Kentville, as pictured in the 1960s, like many Nova Scotian towns, has seen its population climb, particularly within the last few years. - ContributedBy chance last week I came across an old Chatelaine magazine with a headline on the cover that grabbed me. It asked, ‘What’s Behind the Housing Crisis?’“There’s not enough being built,” Constance Mungall wrote. “What is being built for an easy market costs too much.
“The housing industry continues to grind out 1920’s solutions for 1970s circumstances,” this feisty writer noted, blaming all levels of government for only providing Band-Aids, along with builders, money lenders and land speculators.Pointing to Brisbane, Australia, Mungall suggested that buildings should be tax free and land taxed up to 10 per cent of its value per year. I was fascinated to hear that in 1968, Halifax had a desperate housing shortage.
The Interchurch Housing Society, working out of Kentville, made some fantastic initiatives happen. I remember executive director Jennifer Foster saying, “subsidized housing is really subsidizing employers.”She claimed she’d heard employers say staff weren’t worth any more than they’re paid, “but what they’re paid isn’t enough to pay for housing and raise a family.”
The federal government did reclaim some responsibility for housing in 2017. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau launched a National Housing Strategy to spend $70 billion. Two years later his government legislated housing as a human right. But the positives are few and far between.
Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
SaltWire Today: Your online Halifax newscast | SaltWireYour online Halifax newscast for February 17, 2023.
Read more »
SaltWire Network launches special daily newsletter for 2023 Canada Winter Games | SaltWireCHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — Atlantic Canadian athletes are competing against the nation's best at the 2023 Canada Winter Games in P.E.I., and SaltWire Network ...
Read more »
Wanted Pictou County man arrested after police respond to fire in New Glasgow | SaltWireNEW GLASGOW, N.S. — Police arrested a wanted Pictou County man after responding to a fire at an apartment backyard in New Glasgow on Thursday, Feb.
Read more »
Some UPEI students concerned but supportive after faculty union votes in favour of striking | SaltWireCHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — With negotiations between university faculty and administration falling through, some UPEI students are concerned yet supportive of ...
Read more »
Atlantic regional weather forecast: February 17, 2023 | SaltWireA messy system is moving into the region with a mixed bag of weather expected tonight into Saturday. Check out the full timeline and a look at the rest of your weekend.
Read more »
HISTORICALLY SPEAKING WITH ED COLEMAN: Remembering Kingsport’s master shipbuilding Ebenezer Cox | SaltWireIn his day, Ebenezer Cox was hailed as a master of his trade, designing and building some of the finest ships ever to slide down the ways at Kingsport — and in Canada as a matter of fact. | SaltWire
Read more »