Prime Minister Justin Trudeau travelled to Nova Scotia on Thursday to announce $13.3 million in funding to fast-track construction of 367 housing units over the next three years.
“As a government, we’ve stepped back into the housing business after previous Conservative governments in Ottawa stepped away from housing.” “We needed a way to change the speed housing was built in this country,” Trudeau said. “We’re looking at the tools that municipalities have to unlock even more housing faster in their communities.”
Under the Membertou agreement, the First Nation will recruit housing administration staff and construction managers to hasten the building process. The funds will also be used to improve access to bridges, water and sewer services. “Housing is a challenge right now, right across the country,” the prime minister said. “But it’s a challenge we’ve been able to solve before as a country. And we’re going to solve it again.”