Have any of you taken the time to actually read the platforms of each of the parties? They are online.
And since Chuck asked what you like or dislike about O'Toole and so many of you are praising his policies I have a question. A major promise O'Toole made a number of times and one that is in the Conservative platform is that his government will build 1 million affordable houses in the next 3 years. Does anyone else have trouble with this promise?
Consider that in all of Canada about 250 thousand homes are constructed each year and in the last 25 years only one time has a third of a million homes been built. Yet the Conservatives pledge to build this many affordable homes 3 years in a row. Where are they going to find the skilled workers to build a million homes in 3 years? I suspect some builders and trades persons will want to continue building their own homes instead of become employees of the government for 3 years. And what will this do to the price of building suppliers on top of labor costs? I hope no one on the list has building plans in the next few years if the Conservatives win. Most importantly, what does it cost to build an affordable home, or convert a federal owned office building into homes? If it is $100,000. per unit, to build 1 million homes in 3 years would total $100billion dollars. So much for solving the deficieit crisis. Oh, the promise sounds great in principle, but the lack of planning is on the same scale as ending the wheat board and changing ag stability. No planning + no costing,= planned failure. The same as every other platform policy in the Conservative Recovery Plan. Nothing is cost or budgeted. Just a lot of high ideals and empty promises
Speaking of ag, I again urge everyone to read the platform and see just how little is of any value to a grain farmer. Oh, but supply managed producers are well taken care of again.
And since Chuck asked what you like or dislike about O'Toole and so many of you are praising his policies I have a question. A major promise O'Toole made a number of times and one that is in the Conservative platform is that his government will build 1 million affordable houses in the next 3 years. Does anyone else have trouble with this promise?
Consider that in all of Canada about 250 thousand homes are constructed each year and in the last 25 years only one time has a third of a million homes been built. Yet the Conservatives pledge to build this many affordable homes 3 years in a row. Where are they going to find the skilled workers to build a million homes in 3 years? I suspect some builders and trades persons will want to continue building their own homes instead of become employees of the government for 3 years. And what will this do to the price of building suppliers on top of labor costs? I hope no one on the list has building plans in the next few years if the Conservatives win. Most importantly, what does it cost to build an affordable home, or convert a federal owned office building into homes? If it is $100,000. per unit, to build 1 million homes in 3 years would total $100billion dollars. So much for solving the deficieit crisis. Oh, the promise sounds great in principle, but the lack of planning is on the same scale as ending the wheat board and changing ag stability. No planning + no costing,= planned failure. The same as every other platform policy in the Conservative Recovery Plan. Nothing is cost or budgeted. Just a lot of high ideals and empty promises
Speaking of ag, I again urge everyone to read the platform and see just how little is of any value to a grain farmer. Oh, but supply managed producers are well taken care of again.
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