Ask Minister Fraser why his intrusion into Alberta Housing demands that the housing program eliminates the installation of natural gas to the housing projects?
i don't understand how this housing crisis is about lack of housing.....i see COUNTLESS condo buildings on the southside of edmonton that are just sitting empty....same with houses. there's a ton of housing, but it seems people just want to gouge renters and are demanding unreasonable rental rates. the housing crisis is created by pure greed (i blame all those house flipping shows on tv). giving home builders tax breaks will not lead to lower prices-not a penny of those savings will be passed on to renters or new buyers. it's just making the rich more rich.
Are you skeptical of vacancy rates and housing start numbers? Or the effect of resigning mortgages on rental rates? Because the average increase on rent is equal to the average increase on mortgage payments. Which is why we weren't seeing 500 increases on rent year over year before they started increasing interest rates. I agree that housing is a need but just delcaring it a human right does nothing, many countries in Africa have declared healthcare a human right, while having some of the worst outcome. Sometimes words are just words that do nothing to effect reality on the ground.
@@justinventela a bit of column A and column B. i don't think allowing people to buy multiple homes on variable mortgages is a good idea. i also know people who have renters, and the rent increases are above what the mortgage increases are.
@@cbr9914 don't you think if we restrict the ability of buying mortgages with a variable rate less houses will be built. And do we want a world where the only housing Supply is owned by large corporations and not individuals maybe with multiple houses. When I was renting I much rather deal with a homeowner than a corporation for a landlord
How much of these housing policies are based on borrowed money?? Money that children and grand children will be paying interest on for the rest of your lives!!!!
So what im hearing is that the government is giving $$ for a rebate if you choose to spend less by turning down the heat a couple degrees and putting on a sweater or trip planning so your avoiding things like, just running to the store, or chosing to walk or bike. You could actually come out ahead. Mmm, yep, I wouldn't want to do that 😅
I wonder why it was so important to the Trudeau government to approach Edmonton and Calgary about funding, they didn't approach any rural municipalities in Alberta about funding. They could always of said we have funding available for Alberta and could of suggested how they would like to see it administered. Besides the money they are talking about is money that all of Albertans paid in taxes and the vast majority of Albertans are already subsidizing Edmonton Calgary. DS is correct about her approach that her government knows where the funding is needed the most, just cause leftist voters don't trust her isn't her problem its theirs. This is just like the Carbon Tax that the Liberals suspended for the areas down east where the votes have been Liberal but screw the rest of Canada, so in this case NDP and Lib Edmonton and part of Calgary is another demonstration of the Federal Government buying votes and screw the rest of Alberta it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out what's going on.
You weren't listening, it isn't just Calgary and Edmonton. Straight from Sean Fraser, Airdrie, Sylvan Lake, Banff, Bow Island and Duchess to name a few. And it isn't just areas down east that suspended the carbon tax, it's anyone that uses heating oil for heating their homes.
@@ms.twiggy LOL you heard him blast past those places like a rocket and think they had a conversation give me a break!!!! Down East it was Votes and Pressure from Liberal MPs and was admitted by a Liberal MP so run along!!!!
@@ms.twiggy There are over 300 municipalities in Alberta. I believe the Liberals gave money to only 8 or 9 of them. Nothing to the rest of them. How fair is that???
41:33 the 8 out of 10 statistic is disingenuous, climate scientists are really good at calculating upstream and downstream emissions of a barrel of oil but can't calculate the multiplier effect of a dollar in the economy. Most people care about the TOTAL cost of the carbon tax and not the direct cost. Just like most people care about their take-home pay and not their gross pay, and budget with the latter
7:41 with the new capital gains tax you're going to see a lot of properties get unloaded before June 25th and who do you think is going to buy those up and it's not the middle class😂
The city of Edmonton would be smart to recind their agreement with the federal government and tell them to route their funding through the province. The strings attached to the current agteement with the feds undermines what is best for Albertans in the long run. For example, the requirement that the new builds will not be connected to natural gas for heating should be a show stopper when the majority of our electricity is also generated by natural gas.
Amazon is in the planning process to build the largest solar farm in north america in alberta. Google is also planning one. This is a provincial government that tore down solar farms when covid hit and oil prices tanked (again) because they 'weren't cost effective'. Thats just brain dead. Almost HALF of albertans voted socialist NDP. Alberta environmentalists teemed up with ranchers to stop coal mining. The UCP campaigned as the underdog, I thik they know their time is limited as Smith seems to be going even fuller on fascist. Energy is long term thinking. That said, the feds have no business dictating power for infrastructure.
@@buckculler108 I live in Edmonton and am painfully aware that Amarjit Sohi is our mayor. He needs to stop kissing Trudeaus butt and form a tighter alliance with Danielle Smith, or he'll find himself out of a job next civic election.
Are all, who are highly invested in renewables getting extremely nervous about the "climate deniers" ?questing the extent of all the danger danger danger, while people are freezing in the cold for Canada?! to set an example by reducing our tiny amount of emissions 😂 wow
@@prairiestrong1106 And yet, still way brighter and more competent than PeePee, who has never had a real job in his life and doesn't know what electricians or welders actually do.
@@squatch545I sure question Sean’s brightness and competency. Unless you mean brilliance at increasing inflation, overloading our systems with immigration, throwing away money with his friends in scandals. Yep, he’s swell. 🥴🥴🤣👍
Fraser can't even subsidize housing starts without imposing his impractical woke agenda. Bragging about his deals with Edmonton and Calgary that requires them to build 4-plexes, or higher density and not connect them to natural gas for heating. So we're going to build "affordable rental homes" and heat them using gas-generated electrical? With an electrical grid that is was designed and built assuming gas heating? The geothermal panacea that was concieved for the muni airport lands has already been abandoned because they can't sell the homes because they are too expensive. Face it, affordable and green energy baseload are contradictory terms.
Ensure housing as a human right and do so with degrowth policies. We're building an unaffordable and unlivable future. Whoa, right out the gate he's bragging about our disastrous pull out of Afghanistan, forgetting about interpreters and others left behind. Or now in Gaza, wherein Palestinians are crowd funding efforts to reconnect with their family here just to meet our costly standards. And then there's bringing thousands to our universities in an unaffordable situation, scam classes and costly visas (he blames the provinces). I've met so many people going through Uni a second time and working daily among 2-3 jobs just to not be deported or homeless. I do see a ton of Ukrainian families around Calgary, so that's good.
Ask Minister Fraser why his intrusion into Alberta Housing demands that the housing program eliminates the installation of natural gas to the housing projects?
i don't understand how this housing crisis is about lack of housing.....i see COUNTLESS condo buildings on the southside of edmonton that are just sitting empty....same with houses. there's a ton of housing, but it seems people just want to gouge renters and are demanding unreasonable rental rates. the housing crisis is created by pure greed (i blame all those house flipping shows on tv). giving home builders tax breaks will not lead to lower prices-not a penny of those savings will be passed on to renters or new buyers. it's just making the rich more rich.
Are you skeptical of vacancy rates and housing start numbers?
Or the effect of resigning mortgages on rental rates? Because the average increase on rent is equal to the average increase on mortgage payments. Which is why we weren't seeing 500 increases on rent year over year before they started increasing interest rates.
I agree that housing is a need but just delcaring it a human right does nothing, many countries in Africa have declared healthcare a human right, while having some of the worst outcome. Sometimes words are just words that do nothing to effect reality on the ground.
@@justinventela a bit of column A and column B. i don't think allowing people to buy multiple homes on variable mortgages is a good idea. i also know people who have renters, and the rent increases are above what the mortgage increases are.
@@cbr9914 don't you think if we restrict the ability of buying mortgages with a variable rate less houses will be built. And do we want a world where the only housing Supply is owned by large corporations and not individuals maybe with multiple houses. When I was renting I much rather deal with a homeowner than a corporation for a landlord
How much of these housing policies are based on borrowed money?? Money that children and grand children will be paying interest on for the rest of your lives!!!!
So what im hearing is that the government is giving $$ for a rebate if you choose to spend less by turning down the heat a couple degrees and putting on a sweater or trip planning so your avoiding things like, just running to the store, or chosing to walk or bike. You could actually come out ahead. Mmm, yep, I wouldn't want to do that 😅
How many Afghans that worked for the Canadian government did they leave behind????
I wonder why it was so important to the Trudeau government to approach Edmonton and Calgary about funding, they didn't approach any rural municipalities in Alberta about funding. They could always of said we have funding available for Alberta and could of suggested how they would like to see it administered. Besides the money they are talking about is money that all of Albertans paid in taxes and the vast majority of Albertans are already subsidizing Edmonton Calgary. DS is correct about her approach that her government knows where the funding is needed the most, just cause leftist voters don't trust her isn't her problem its theirs.
This is just like the Carbon Tax that the Liberals suspended for the areas down east where the votes have been Liberal but screw the rest of Canada, so in this case NDP and Lib Edmonton and part of Calgary is another demonstration of the Federal Government buying votes and screw the rest of Alberta it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out what's going on.
You weren't listening, it isn't just Calgary and Edmonton. Straight from Sean Fraser, Airdrie, Sylvan Lake, Banff, Bow Island and Duchess to name a few. And it isn't just areas down east that suspended the carbon tax, it's anyone that uses heating oil for heating their homes.
@@ms.twiggy LOL you heard him blast past those places like a rocket and think they had a conversation give me a break!!!! Down East it was Votes and Pressure from Liberal MPs and was admitted by a Liberal MP so run along!!!!
@@ms.twiggy So the biggest polluters got the break great way to fight climate change dont you realize just how stupid you sound
@@ms.twiggy There are over 300 municipalities in Alberta. I believe the Liberals gave money to only 8 or 9 of them. Nothing to the rest of them. How fair is that???
Exactly. Well said.
41:33 the 8 out of 10 statistic is disingenuous, climate scientists are really good at calculating upstream and downstream emissions of a barrel of oil but can't calculate the multiplier effect of a dollar in the economy. Most people care about the TOTAL cost of the carbon tax and not the direct cost. Just like most people care about their take-home pay and not their gross pay, and budget with the latter
7:41 with the new capital gains tax you're going to see a lot of properties get unloaded before June 25th and who do you think is going to buy those up and it's not the middle class😂
The city of Edmonton would be smart to recind their agreement with the federal government and tell them to route their funding through the province. The strings attached to the current agteement with the feds undermines what is best for Albertans in the long run. For example, the requirement that the new builds will not be connected to natural gas for heating should be a show stopper when the majority of our electricity is also generated by natural gas.
I agree with your desire for 100 percent green power, but we can take productive steps forward today and not be faced with a giant leap tomorrow.
Amazon is in the planning process to build the largest solar farm in north america in alberta. Google is also planning one. This is a provincial government that tore down solar farms when covid hit and oil prices tanked (again) because they 'weren't cost effective'. Thats just brain dead.
Almost HALF of albertans voted socialist NDP. Alberta environmentalists teemed up with ranchers to stop coal mining. The UCP campaigned as the underdog, I thik they know their time is limited as Smith seems to be going even fuller on fascist.
Energy is long term thinking. That said, the feds have no business dictating power for infrastructure.
Your clueless!
Do you have a clue who the Mayor of Edmonton is?
Give your head a shake.
@@buckculler108 I live in Edmonton and am painfully aware that Amarjit Sohi is our mayor. He needs to stop kissing Trudeaus butt and form a tighter alliance with Danielle Smith, or he'll find himself out of a job next civic election.
@@almcrae9551 well if you know who Sohi is you know he will never turn his back on Trudeau because he has the same ideology.
Calls them challenges with immigration. Bahahaha. More like train wreck…….
Are all, who are highly invested in renewables getting extremely nervous about the "climate deniers" ?questing the extent of all the danger danger danger, while people are freezing in the cold for Canada?! to set an example by reducing our tiny amount of emissions 😂 wow
Wow, what😊 an episode!
Sean Fraser. Lol. Smart like stick.
Says you? LOL
@@scruff5943 Fraser couldn’t hold a job at McDonald’s cooking fries. He’s as bright as trudeau . Useless at every level.
@@prairiestrong1106 And yet, still way brighter and more competent than PeePee, who has never had a real job in his life and doesn't know what electricians or welders actually do.
@@squatch545I sure question Sean’s brightness and competency. Unless you mean brilliance at increasing inflation, overloading our systems with immigration, throwing away money with his friends in scandals. Yep, he’s swell. 🥴🥴🤣👍
Fraser can't even subsidize housing starts without imposing his impractical woke agenda. Bragging about his deals with Edmonton and Calgary that requires them to build 4-plexes, or higher density and not connect them to natural gas for heating. So we're going to build "affordable rental homes" and heat them using gas-generated electrical? With an electrical grid that is was designed and built assuming gas heating? The geothermal panacea that was concieved for the muni airport lands has already been abandoned because they can't sell the homes because they are too expensive. Face it, affordable and green energy baseload are contradictory terms.
Pierre put your glasses on please
Professor Nic Rivers, what a great interview that was!
Sean Failure
Ensure housing as a human right and do so with degrowth policies. We're building an unaffordable and unlivable future.
Whoa, right out the gate he's bragging about our disastrous pull out of Afghanistan, forgetting about interpreters and others left behind. Or now in Gaza, wherein Palestinians are crowd funding efforts to reconnect with their family here just to meet our costly standards. And then there's bringing thousands to our universities in an unaffordable situation, scam classes and costly visas (he blames the provinces). I've met so many people going through Uni a second time and working daily among 2-3 jobs just to not be deported or homeless.
I do see a ton of Ukrainian families around Calgary, so that's good.