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Why Metro mayors are lukewarm on Ottawa's housing deal
34 minutes Posted Jun 23, 2026 at 6:10 pm.
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Billions of federal dollars are going to housing in British Columbia. But the new money isn't for social or rental housing. It's for converting empty condo units owned by developers that aren't selling. And to provide tax breaks to future developer projects. Critics are calling it a bailout. Why has the federal government taken this strategy?