Poilievre Pledges to Speed Up Housing Approval Following CMHC Report on Slow Times for Toronto, Vancouver

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks to reporters in the foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on June 8, 2023. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press

Following a report by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) saying Vancouver and Toronto have the slowest approval times for building new homes, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre pledged to speed up the process of building homes in Canada.

“Slow permits mean higher prices. Higher prices mean Canadians can’t afford to put roof over head,” Mr. Poilievre said during a press conference in Vancouver on July 14.