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Re:Investors account for 30 per cent of home buying in Canad... by likenesstheft on Saturday September 09, 2023 @11:26AM (#37446468)
Why restrict people’s freedom to purchase rather than the massive displacement being caused? There’s another comment on this news saying that your government brings in over a million people per year in a country with a population of forty million. That’s pretty steep and rapid displacement…
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Re:Investors account for 30 per cent of home buying in Canad... by spicymapotofu on Saturday September 09, 2023 @11:31AM (#37446537)
The political environment has associated that stance with right-wing Conservatism, and while that party does hold that belief, it's looked down upon by the Canadian centrists/left-wing parties. I'm not sure how to describe their solution to this issue, because I'm not sure there is a stated plan.
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Re:Investors account for 30 per cent of home buying in Canad... by likenesstheft on Saturday September 09, 2023 @11:38AM (#37446625)
Sounds like your country is under siege by political activists who somehow stole the narrative and now go uncontested when someone says something reasonable.
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Re:Investors account for 30 per cent of home buying in Canad... by pjc50 on Saturday September 09, 2023 @12:39PM (#37447274)
The real figure seems more like 500k, or about one percent per year. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_immigration_statistics

Which categories of Canadian visa do you want closed?

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