Housing help was a big miss in Ottawa's spending spree
Premier David Eby’s government has taken every opportunity to alert the federal government to the importance of the province’s housing crisis. Eby told Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a face-to-face meeting this month that prices remain out of reach for many and monthly rents are reaching critically-unaffordable levels in this province.
“We need to be in a partnership with the federal government, municipal governments and our government to ensure that we have enough housing for people in this province.” “We're the only province, I think, still, that is funding Indigenous housing, because we recognize how critically important it is,” said Conroy. “So really happy to see more funding for that.”Premier Eby publicly called for action from Ottawa this month during a visit to Washington State, saying the $500 billion U.S. government Inflation Reduction Act’s heavy investment in clean energy posed a risk to jobs in British Columbia if it was not matched by Ottawa.
“When we had our federal provincial territorial meeting, all of the ministers raised the concerns about that Act and how it was going to affect us as provinces, and our country,” said Conroy. “So we are glad to see it. That's good. We're happy to see the investment in the clean economy. It mirrors what we're doing here in B.C.”
“That's positive,” said Conroy. “It’s important to have those minerals. You want to have a clean economy, you need to invest in those minerals. We need them for our cameras, our phones, our bikes, and electric vehicles.”
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