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A housing shortage and record-high prices have left many Canadians questioning whether theyll ever be able to become homeowners. This has prompted the main federal parties to make housing affordability commitments a key aspect of their campaigns. Whose plan will have the most curb appeal to voters? CTVNews.ca breaks down whats been promised, and what experts are saying.

The Liberals unveil their list of promises to woo a demographic of voters hard hit by soaring housing costs that is key to all parties.

Canadian voters will be hearing a similar message from each of the federal parties during the current election campaign: housing has become too expensive, and we have a plan to fix it.

Indications that the federal government is considering introducing a potential capital gains tax on the sale of primary ...

The government wants your money, and your home could be next. With the debt now more than  $1,000,000,000,000 , the feds are rummaging under every couch…

The government wants your money, and your home could be next. With the debt now more than  $1,000,000,000,000 , the feds are rummaging under every couch…

Article content In the almost two years since Sunny and Shilpi moved from Delhi and became permanent residents through Canada’s express-entry program, they have been patching together beginner-level jobs in technology while running a small business. That way they can continue to rent a 500-square-foot apartment in Vancouver’s West End. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Douglas Todd: Sky-high housing prices causing psychological harm Back to vi...

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Thanks to COVID, some families are abandoning their plan to have baby No. 2 The pandemic has amplified the reasons Canadians were already having fewer kids than ever before, and has seen some arrive at an unexpected compromise: an only-child family. When the pandemic arrived last March, Puneeta Sandhu McBryan had just given birth to her first child, a boy. As she locked down and contemplated the future, the popular narrative was that a lot of couples stuck at home would use their free time to ...

iPolitics By Kady OMalley. Published on May 2, 2021 4:00pm Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured working in Ottawa in February, could be a facing a House call to fire his longtime chief of staff, Katie Telford. (PMO handout/Twitter) Having secured the necessary — albeit grudging — approval of the House for the policy outlined in her inaugural budget speech, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland now faces a second, possibly even higher-stakes cross-aisle challenge: convincing a...