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submitted 1 year ago by sik0fewl@kbin.social to c/canada@lemmy.ca

Faced with increasing pressure to respond to widespread concerns about the cost of living and questions about his leadership, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a series of new measures Thursday meant to deal with rising housing and grocery prices.

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[-] Pxtl@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

I mean yeah, they charge what the market will bear, and the market can bare a crapload right now. I mean, if you just upzoned and cut out the red tape, eventually the price would come down as supply ramped up to meet the demand... but I don't think anybody can wait for "eventually".

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