The Liberal government has tabled legislation that would make its housing agency into a Crown corporation and give it the authority to acquire and develop land and the ability to partner with private developers to build homes.
“We are in a housing crisis, one that is the result of three decades of underinvestment in the construction and maintenance of Canada’s affordable housing. At this pivotal time, Canadians elected us with a mandate to build,” Housing Minister Gregor Robertson said when introducing the Build Canada Homes Act on Feb. 5 in Parliament.
