Canada

That's Neoliberalism for you. Which at this point is basically all the major parties. They all govern from the position that a free market is ideal, and regulation only happens when it "must", which requires a lot of proof, Rather than a more sensible system that assumes a market needs regulation to function, and demands proof before deregulation.

But we function on a ratchet & brake system. The Cons ratchet things better for the rich, the Libs hold the line while making performative actions that don't affect the fundamental power structure.

Shit sucks.

I’m really strongly against saying “both sides” or “all sides”. It’s not only factually incorrect but it breeds apathy. If you want things to change, you need to notice when the parties are trying to appeal to you.

In the last election, the NDP were the only ones to seriously bring up housing affordability. Singh said he thinks even current homeowners understand that people are suffering and are OK with lower prices, and the debate moderator grilled him for it. She “called him out” for supposedly hurting people who are relying on their home value as their retirement. I was shocked.

Meanwhile, the Liberals and Conservatives explicitly supported high home prices and “free market” solutions (except don’t mention zoning!). That makes sense given that they (especially the conservatives) get their voteshare from older homeowners.