Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to reporters in Cornwall, P.E.I., Monday, August 21, 2023.SaltWire's Atlantic regional weather forecast for August 23, 2023 | SaltWireDespite what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said recently, a new poll suggests 40 per cent of Canadians think his government is to blame for the country’s housing crisis.
Just six per cent of those polled felt their municipal government was to blame and another 22 per cent said they were not sure.Ukrainian refugees strive to establish roots in Newfoundland amid housing and employment struggles Even so, this week the Liberal cabinet has been meeting with two experts who published a report on housing that sets out 10 recommendations for how the federal government could tackle the problem.
The Leger poll cannot be assigned a margin of error because online surveys are not considered truly random samples. Respondents from rural areas were most likely to say they never worried about paying their rent or mortgage, as were those over the age of 55.