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Make Housing More Affordable (By Taxing It?)

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Can provincial housing targets be a smarter way to plan future housing across the province?

In this no-guest episode of Non-Partisan Hacks, Joel and Sean unpack a new Parksville resolution headed to the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) that seeks to uplevel how the Province sets housing targets for local governments. It’s a call for smarter, more climate-resilient, infrastructure-ready planning for BC's future.

In this show's quote take, we confront the awkward truth: local governments are trying to make housing more affordable… using the limited tools they have: taxing homes.

We also touch on:

  • Factors besides population growth predictions that need to be part of the housing equation
  • Insurance industry may have some insight into planning
  • and Sean's take on Sean's take

    • Want more background on the resolution? Read Joel’s full blog post:

    joelgrenz.ca/advocacy/ubcm-resolution-supporting-climate-resilient-and-infrastructure-ready-housing-targets

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    Nonpartisan HacksBy Joel Grenz and Sean Wood