The latest announcement, which also comes as Liberals face a major dip in the polls, puts the government on track to build about 29,200 homes on public lands by 2029.
Duclos said that the Crown corporation, through agreements with developers, will be unlocking 2,800 additional units by March 2024 in Calgary, Edmonton, Ottawa and St. John's. A minimum of 300 of the units will be set aside for affordable housing. But while getting more homes built on federal lands is a good step, the number of units that will be built pales in comparison to what's needed to address the shortage, he said.
Conservatives have seen their support in polling surge since the summer as the party's leader, Pierre Poilievre, pins the blame for the housing crisis on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Housing experts have been calling on the federal government to leverage its real-estate portfolio to get more homes built, particularly ones that would be affordable for lower-income Canadians.
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