Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre said youth have to be able to buy homes to allow them to have dates over..“I asked a crowd in Vancouver what do you do if you’re 35 and you’re living in your mom’s basement?” said Poilievre at a Monday rally. .“And a lady said ‘Very carefully.’” .The video starts off with Poilievre saying the Conservatives will “bring homes that people can afford.” The problem right now is government gatekeepers stand in the way of housing construction..In Vancouver, Poilievre said government regulation, taxes, and development charges add up to $600,000 for every unit of housing. He alleged this is because elites do not want more construction..Elites want to protect privileged neighbourhoods — people living outside these neighbourhoods are stuck homeless, renting 400 square foot apartments, or living in their mother’s basement, Poilievre said..He added people should think of the psychological damage not owning a home causes. If people cannot own a home, they cannot start a family or build credit history and collateral..The Conservative leader went on to say his party will restore the dream of home ownership. His government will link the number of infrastructure dollars a city receives to the number of houses it allows to be completed..The cities which block housing construction will be fined by having their federal infrastructure dollars clawed back. Those which move out of the way and let builders build will receive extra infrastructure dollars..Poilievre pledged to require every federally-funded transit station be pre-approved for high density apartments and condos. He added his government will make it possible to build new residences in former government buildings. .He said Canada “has these big, ugly government buildings that are largely empty.” There will be 15% of them sold off and turned into housing..“It warms my heart to think of the beautiful family pulling up in their U-Haul to move into their wonderful new home in the former headquarters of the CBC,” he said..British Conservative MP Simon Clarke (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland) said this was great to see from Poilievre, who captures the narrative his party should be telling about home building. ."Proudly, unashamedly, standing up for more high quality homes and the interests of young people, as called for by @NextGenTories," said Clarke. .Former Washington Post contributing columnist David Moscrop mocked Poilievre for saying people cannot bring dates home. ."Average age of the...modestly engaged...crowd standing behind him: 63 years old," said Moscrop. .Poilievre said at the Canada Strong and Free Network National Conference on March 23 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is separating people to build up power..READ MORE: Poilievre pitches new anti-establishment conservatism.“We’re going to turn the hurt Trudeau caused into the hope Canadians need,” he said..He said the Conservatives will cancel major spending increases. They will bring in a pay as you go law, which will require every dollar of spending to find a dollar of saving.
