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Imagine if policymakers had never decided that it was good to turn housing into an investment for the few instead of a necessity & human right for all.

The problem’s not immigration. It’s that’s our governments have drunk the cool aid & believe the absurd proposition that further enriching the wealthy is good for everyone.

Imagine if we expected our governments to see their business as supporting the common good - that’s for everyone, all beings, our precious earth - instead of ruining distractions as cover for accelerating plunder by those whose mega wealth buys them electoral success.

Imagine.

#housing #governance #plunder #AusPol

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/12/canada-migration-levels-housing-costs-australia-ntwnfb?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Canada slashed migration and housing costs dropped. There may be lessons for Australia

While rising vacancy rates caused a dip in rents and home prices, it hasn’t solved Canada’s chronically unaffordable property market

The Guardian
Apr 12 at 12:08amWeb
Show threadMichael McKee1d ago

@26pglt Love how the clickbait headline is followed by "While rising vacancy rates caused a dip in rents and home prices, it hasn’t solved Canada’s chronically unaffordable property market," which dials the level of provocativeness waaaaaaay back. Well played, Guardian.

And then, of course, "In other words, high migration is not the reason many Canadians struggle to afford their rent, or despair of ever owning a home." They should have made that the headline...

#housing #canada #immigration