Feds promise to build more homes on public land as fall mini-budget looms
BNN Bloomberg
As the federal government faces mounting pressure to address a national housing crisis, it announced on Tuesday that it would build more than 2,800 homes on its properties in cities across the country.
As the federal government faces mounting pressure to address a national housing crisis, it announced on Tuesday that it would build more than 2,800 homes on its properties in cities across the country.
The latest announcement, which also comes as Liberals face a major dip in the polls, puts the government on track to build about 29,200 homes on public lands by 2029.
Procurement Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said Tuesday that the Canada Lands Co., a Crown corporation, is setting a new target to include at least 20 per cent affordable housing across its projects.
