‘Not a Chance’: Construction Experts Say Government’s Bid to Build Nearly 3.9M Homes by 2031 Unrealistic

‘Not a Chance’: Construction Experts Say Government’s Bid to Build Nearly 3.9M Homes by 2031 Unrealistic
Houses under construction in Toronto in a file photo. Graeme Roy/The Canadian Press
Jennifer Cowan
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The federal government’s promise to build nearly 3.9 million new homes by 2031 is unrealistic and unachievable, construction experts told MPs.

“Right now, we’re staring into a pit,” Residential Construction Council of Ontario president Richard Lyall told the House of Commons human resources committee this week, which was first covered by Blacklock’s Reporter.