Grappling7155@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 24 days agoWhy it's time for a serious debate about rent control in Canadafinancialpost.comexternal-linkmessage-square66fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkWhy it's time for a serious debate about rent control in Canadafinancialpost.comGrappling7155@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 24 days agomessage-square66fedilink
minus-squareacargitz@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·23 days agoMontreal had rent control for a long time and renting only became a problem when the bubblification of real estate got imported to Quebec from the rest of Canada.
minus-squareBlameThePeacock@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·23 days agoRenting only became a problem when it became a problem elsewhere… oh… well then it looks like it didn’t work well did it.
minus-squareacargitz@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·23 days agoThe Canadian rental market, famously a victim of rent control.
minus-squareBlameThePeacock@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·23 days agoWho said anything about the Canadian market having tried rent control? Plenty of other places have tried and failed at it though.
Montreal had rent control for a long time and renting only became a problem when the bubblification of real estate got imported to Quebec from the rest of Canada.
Renting only became a problem when it became a problem elsewhere… oh… well then it looks like it didn’t work well did it.
The Canadian rental market, famously a victim of rent control.
Who said anything about the Canadian market having tried rent control?
Plenty of other places have tried and failed at it though.