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Chrystia Freeland shoots down Olivia Chow’s demand for more money, saying Toronto should not be crying poor (www.thestar.com)
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[–] TemporaryBoyfriend 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

They could probably afford to buy a house if this idea was implemented. :)

[–] avidamoeba 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I don't know about a house but yeah, it should force landlords with unsustainable costs to sell. 😅

[–] TemporaryBoyfriend 3 points 2 years ago

That's precisely the point. Get residential homes out of the hands of speculators and into the hands of families.