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Three in four Canadians say higher immigration is worsening housing crisis: poll

Three in four Canadians say higher immigration is worsening housing crisis: poll

OTTAWA — A large majority of Canadians agree that higher immigration is fuelling the housing crisis and putting pressure on the health-care system, a new Leger poll suggests.
Letters: Maybe there are other factors at play here?

Letters: Maybe there are other factors at play here?

Maybe Canadians don’t go to the US as much because it is not as cheap, convenient, and current (trendy) as is used to be.
Opinion: Fix climate change or leave it to our kids and grandkids

Opinion: Fix climate change or leave it to our kids and grandkids

Realistically, if you are over the age of 50, then the worst effects of climate change will not significantly affect your life. Sorry to be blunt but we are not going to be around in 40 years.
Adrian Raeside cartoon: Doing something about pollution

Adrian Raeside cartoon: Doing something about pollution

Letters: Not in favour of changing Hunter Road project

Letters: Not in favour of changing Hunter Road project

Re: Revisions proposed for Hunter Road project (Optimist, Nov. 23)
Baldrey: Nursing, education and construction — B.C.'s in-demand jobs by 2033

Baldrey: Nursing, education and construction — B.C.'s in-demand jobs by 2033

Health care and education careers will have opportunities abound in the next decade, says Keith Baldrey.
Column: Is customer service a thing of the past?

Column: Is customer service a thing of the past?

The human touch has disappeared with the rise of convenient technology
Adrian Raeside cartoon: The deer cull on Sidney Island

Adrian Raeside cartoon: The deer cull on Sidney Island

Comment: Landlords being victimized by the NDP government

Comment: Landlords being victimized by the NDP government

When the government found itself with a housing shortage, rather than build more homes, or create an environment for more homes to be built, they saw an opportunity to extort money from those who are successful.
Les Leyne: Housing push has to meet labour needs

Les Leyne: Housing push has to meet labour needs

The province’s excitement about jobs is tempered by anxiety about the housing shortage
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