Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre said people should have high-density apartment buildings near public transit to match his experience of living with his father during university. .“Now, there were two reasons for that,” said Poilievre in a Saturday video. .Poilievre said the first reason was his father is a great guy. He said the second reason was because Heritage Station was nearby..Heritage Station connects the Calgary LRT to the north end of the city. .He said he was able to leave his father’s apartment, go down the stairs, out the door, and run down the path as the bells of the train were ringing. He would jump on the train, open his books, and study for his exams as it travelled across Calgary to university. .Poilievre acknowledged the Canadian government should approve high-density apartments around every future transit station, which is not happening now. There are many stations across Canada which take millions of dollars to build, but little housing is around them and available land nearby. .In response, he said the Canadian government is “not getting the maximum potential out of the maximum expense that we put into those transit stations.” The Canadian government funds transit. .His plan is to use this funding as leverage. He will tell big city mayors if they want federal funding for transit stations, they have to approve high-density apartments around them. .Poilievre pointed out another apartment building Calgary city council approved near Heritage Station. People can come down the elevator, walk across a bridge, and go to it. .He said Canada should “unlock the potential of our land to get more value.” Housing costs, mortgage payments, rents, and down payments have doubled under eight years of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. .While the United States has more people and a smaller land mass, he said housing costs more in Canada because of Trudeau. This does not make sense. ."This is a government-induced problem, and I'm going to come forward with this common sense solution," he said. .“More apartments next to transit stations so that countless other young people can hit their alarm clocks in the morning, come storming down their stairs, run out, jump on the train, and get that essay in just in time to beat the deadline and bring home an A for their proud parents.".Poilievre said at a rally in April youth have to be able to buy homes to allow them to have dates over..READ MORE: Poilievre says young people need affordable housing to bring home dates.“I asked a crowd in Vancouver 'what do you do if you’re 35 and you’re living in your mom’s basement?'” he said. .“And a lady said ‘very carefully.’”
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre said people should have high-density apartment buildings near public transit to match his experience of living with his father during university. .“Now, there were two reasons for that,” said Poilievre in a Saturday video. .Poilievre said the first reason was his father is a great guy. He said the second reason was because Heritage Station was nearby..Heritage Station connects the Calgary LRT to the north end of the city. .He said he was able to leave his father’s apartment, go down the stairs, out the door, and run down the path as the bells of the train were ringing. He would jump on the train, open his books, and study for his exams as it travelled across Calgary to university. .Poilievre acknowledged the Canadian government should approve high-density apartments around every future transit station, which is not happening now. There are many stations across Canada which take millions of dollars to build, but little housing is around them and available land nearby. .In response, he said the Canadian government is “not getting the maximum potential out of the maximum expense that we put into those transit stations.” The Canadian government funds transit. .His plan is to use this funding as leverage. He will tell big city mayors if they want federal funding for transit stations, they have to approve high-density apartments around them. .Poilievre pointed out another apartment building Calgary city council approved near Heritage Station. People can come down the elevator, walk across a bridge, and go to it. .He said Canada should “unlock the potential of our land to get more value.” Housing costs, mortgage payments, rents, and down payments have doubled under eight years of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. .While the United States has more people and a smaller land mass, he said housing costs more in Canada because of Trudeau. This does not make sense. ."This is a government-induced problem, and I'm going to come forward with this common sense solution," he said. .“More apartments next to transit stations so that countless other young people can hit their alarm clocks in the morning, come storming down their stairs, run out, jump on the train, and get that essay in just in time to beat the deadline and bring home an A for their proud parents.".Poilievre said at a rally in April youth have to be able to buy homes to allow them to have dates over..READ MORE: Poilievre says young people need affordable housing to bring home dates.“I asked a crowd in Vancouver 'what do you do if you’re 35 and you’re living in your mom’s basement?'” he said. .“And a lady said ‘very carefully.’”
