Canada can build more homes without 'getting rid of Greenbelts', Poilievre says

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Federal Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre says there is no need to build homes on protected Greenbelt lands, as governments look to address the housing crisis across Canada.

"We have to free up land and build more homes, and we can do that without getting rid of Greenbelts or ecologically sensitive lands," Poilievre said during an interview on Newstalk 580 CFRA'sPoilievre says his plan to build more housing in Canada will include selling off 6,000 federal buildings and "thousands of acres of federal land."The Greenbelt in Ottawa compromises of 20,000 hectares of green space, including farms, forests and wetlands.

"I don't actually know a lot about the provincial Greenbelt issue and I can't comment on that controversy because it's provincial," Poilievre said Thursday morning, asking Carroll if he was referring to the federal or provincial Greenbelt. Poilievre says if the Conservative Party wins the next election, his government will take steps to create housing, including selling 6,000 federal buildings and providing cities incentives to boost building permits.

Poilievre says he will also require every federal funded transit station to be pre-permitted for high-rise apartments, "so students and seniors can live next to the bus or train."

 

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