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Housing Affordability
Throne Speech SHOCKERS & Canada’s Housing Crisis EXPOSED
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The Proof Is In, Housing Is More Unaffordable Than Ever
Canada’s housing crisis isn’t just bad policy—it’s deliberate planning. In a hard-hitting analysis, Lee Harding unpacks new global data showing how restrictive land-use rules are driving up home prices and shutting out the middle class. Politicians say they’re fixing housing. The numbers say otherwise. Click here to read the full commentary.
Frontier’s Demographia International Housing Affordability 2025
Canada’s housing affordability crisis continues, according to our latest report, issued in partnership with Demographia. Major cities in Canada remain among the least affordable in the world, with home prices far outpacing incomes. The new report highlights the urgent need for policy reforms to restore affordability and expand housing options.
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Canadian Property Rights Index 2023
A Snapshot of Property Rights Protection in Canada After 10 years
Alberta Politics and Empty Promises of Health-care Solutions
The writ has been dropped and Albertans are off to the polls on May 29. That leaves just four weeks for political leaders and voters to sort out what is arguably the most divisive, yet significant, issue for this election - health care. On Day 2, NDP leader Rachel...
Frontier Releases Canadian Housing Affordability Crisis Deepens, Driven By Land-Use Policies: Global Report
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Canada’s International Property Rights Ranking Slipped In 2024
Joseph Quesnel warns that Canada’s prosperity is at risk under the Trump administration, citing a decline in the country’s property rights. By analyzing the 2024 International Property Rights Index, Quesnel reveals that Canada is falling behind in legal and political indicators, ranking last compared to other Anglosphere countries. He proposes that Canada adopt policies from New Zealand and Australia to strengthen intellectual property rights and safeguard its future economic success. Read more to find out how property rights impact Canada’s prosperity.
Frontier Live on X – Globalist Threats to Canada & Citizen Action – with Maggie Hope Braun
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Canadians Moving to Smaller Cities and Rural Areas
For the last two centuries, one of the most important demographic trends has been the movement of people from rural areas to the cities. It has been estimated that in 1800, the world was only 3% urban, meaning that it was 97% rural.In 1800, there was only one...
Here’s One Solution to Canada’s Housing Crisis: Move
Canadians are fleeing overpriced cities to find more affordable housing. And restrictive urban planning policies are to blame. Canadians may be solving the housing crisis on their own by moving away from more expensive areas to areas where housing is much more...
Want More Affordable Housing in Canada? Build More Houses
Solving Canada’s housing crisis shouldn’t require more than a single lesson in economics. When prices are high, a free market always responds and supplies more. Yet amidst Canada’s severe problems of housing affordability, this foolproof mechanism is continually...
Navigating the Housing Affordability Crisis
Housing prices are through the roof, but why? Join Joel Kotkin as he navigates the complex maze of housing affordability with insights from Ross Elliott, Peter Holle , and Wendell Cox. We break down how decades of flawed policies and excessive regulations have...
Leaders on the Frontier -15-minute Cities Will Never Happen – with Alain Bertaud
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Frontier Live on X – The Good, Bad & Ugly of Winnipeg Plan 20-50 – with Randal O’Toole
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