Federal Pre-Budget Announcements
Exceed $9 Billion
Justin Trudeau's announcements over the past two weeks have already totalled more than $9 billion for housing, child care and food for children in schools.
Ottawa has poured money into housing on almost every front: the Affordable Housing Fund; Funding to accelerate housing construction; Rapid Housing Initiative; Federal Community Housing Initiative; Canada Infrastructure Fund.
The latter fund, whose objective is to boost the construction of infrastructure essential to the creation of housing, such as water ducts or waste treatment systems, alone totals $6 billion.
Also on Friday, the Prime Minister announced the launch of the Affordable Housing Innovation Fund, which will support construction companies to accelerate and standardize the construction of different types of homes.
That's not including the Apartment Construction Loan Program, which will have an additional $15 billion in margin.
Not just happy peopleAlthough fairly well received by tenant advocacy organizations in Quebec, the federal government's initiatives are generating discontent in a growing number of provinces.
To get the money, Trudeau warns, you'll have to abide by Ottawa's conditions, even if they are often provincial jurisdictions.
"If you don't want to be ambitious in terms of housing, you don't want to help more kids get food to [sic] schools, well you don't need to take federal money and you'll be alone in your jurisdiction," the premier warned Friday.
He laid out his philosophy even more explicitly the day before, saying that people "don't care" which level of government serves them.
"People want all levels of government to work together to solve these problems."
The federal budget will be tabled on April 16.
Ottawa has poured money into housing on almost every front: the Affordable Housing Fund; Funding to accelerate housing construction; Rapid Housing Initiative; Federal Community Housing Initiative; Canada Infrastructure Fund.
The latter fund, whose objective is to boost the construction of infrastructure essential to the creation of housing, such as water ducts or waste treatment systems, alone totals $6 billion.
Also on Friday, the Prime Minister announced the launch of the Affordable Housing Innovation Fund, which will support construction companies to accelerate and standardize the construction of different types of homes.
That's not including the Apartment Construction Loan Program, which will have an additional $15 billion in margin.
Not just happy peopleAlthough fairly well received by tenant advocacy organizations in Quebec, the federal government's initiatives are generating discontent in a growing number of provinces.
To get the money, Trudeau warns, you'll have to abide by Ottawa's conditions, even if they are often provincial jurisdictions.
"If you don't want to be ambitious in terms of housing, you don't want to help more kids get food to [sic] schools, well you don't need to take federal money and you'll be alone in your jurisdiction," the premier warned Friday.
He laid out his philosophy even more explicitly the day before, saying that people "don't care" which level of government serves them.
"People want all levels of government to work together to solve these problems."
The federal budget will be tabled on April 16.