I'm on CTV sometimes, so I can clear it up.
The most concerning issue that is prevalent today is that despite a drastic reduction in house prices, it's not enough. It's not enough to bring the average Canadian and young Canadians to a point where they can easily afford homes. This is very meaningful.
I support the idea of developing smaller centres and smaller cities getting bigger. However, the way the world works is that the action is in larger cities. It is just that way. We've seen Calgary grow. We've seen Edmonton grow. They are feeling the effects in the price matrix of those things.
The point I would make is simply this—and it's not necessarily a federal issue. It might be a provincial issue. There has to be deregulation of how we allow the building of houses. There have to be ways to get more land available at lower costs. There have to be ways just to have lower-priced materials in the homes. There have to be ways to address the massive charges that municipalities put on new home builds. The Government of Ontario just moved on that matter. That's been a crucial issue that has relentlessly increased the price of homes.
