Well here we are faced with a third wave of COVID spreading. In my area we were pretty much back to normal (or the new normal) by mid April 2021, then it all changed. COVID case counts started to spike right here in Nova Scotia Canada. At first many blamed out of...
Is this the answer to affordable housing? I am posting a summary of the details from the Nova Scotia governments introduction to protection for renters and forming an affordable housing commission bulletin on November 27, 2020. In Nova Scotia’s largest city...
Rent control has arrived in Nova Scotia Canada…well at least until February 21, 2022 or the COVID 19 state of emergency is lifted. Nova Scotia housing minister Chuck Porter made the announcement Wednesday November 25, 2020. The CBC reported on the story with the...
We have been lucky throughout the pandemic here in my region of Atlantic Canada. Unfortunately in the past few weeks cases have started to spike. This has lead the government lead on the advice of Dr. Strang to impose some new restrictions. One in particular relates...
Would rent subsidies solve the affordable housing problem? I recently wrote about rent control, pros and cons for tenants and landlords. I also explored the idea of a universal basic income in a recent post. One other way to solve or at least help with the affordable...
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