Not good enough. We need at least 1 million new homes a year. We need to force municipalities to allow for mixed-use zoning so that we don't only create single-family homes in suburbs that are largely disconnected from transit and amenities. We need to discourage urban sprawl and incentivize mass transit.

The Liberals know this because they talk to developers and municipalities and want their centrist "compromise" to be the solution. It won't be, it'll just be another half-measure that the Conservatives can point to when they want to highlight the poor spending choices of the opposition.

Not good enough is a stepping stone to good enough and a great starting point for done.

Reward what works, disengage what doesn’t, and promote ideas that can grow.

Sceptism is important, dissent is healthy, but recognizing what will progress society and putting effort into that is what’s needed now.

The problem is building an insufficient number of homes, below the rate of population growth, at government expense, costs taxpayers money without solving the problem. Worse, it takes the place of effective solutions.

When we learn more about this proposal, we can understand if it would lower the cost of housing. Until then, skepticism is warranted.