In a survey on Canada’s housing crisis, including rising rents and lack of housing supply, the highest response was to blame the federal government. In a survey of 1,537 adults conducted from the 18th to the 20th by Leger, a public opinion polling company based in Montreal, 40% of respondents answered that ‘the housing crisis is due to the federal government’. It was followed by state governments at 32% and local governments at 6%. 22% answered “I don’t know”.
In this survey, the public believed that the housing policies of governments at all levels were in fact a failure. 95% of the respondents said that the rising monthly rent and the lack of affordable housing for ordinary citizens were at a serious level.
In addition, 55% of respondents responded that they had worried at least once or twice in the past two months because of a new mortgage payment or monthly rent.
Regarding the housing issue, respondents urged the government to ◆ increase rental housing ◆ provide incentives to low-income housing development companies ◆ strictly regulate monthly rent increases ◆ subsidize monthly rent according to income.