Absolutely bonkers story here: A court has ruled a tenant can be held liable for taxes that a non-resident landlord fails to pay. So tenants are expected to keep tabs on where their landlords live and pay taxes... theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/va…

The ever-growing number of refugees from Sudan:

Guys. Guys. GUYS… Just For Laughs got scammed. #mtlmoments

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'Budget 2024 will propose a new Canada Secondary Suite Loan Program, to be delivered by the CMHC, enabling homeowners to access up to $40,000 in low-interest loans to add a secondary suite to their homes.'

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The average home price increased by 15% this year.

We need to build more homes. Our affordability advantage is quickly eroding.

calgary.ctvnews.ca/home-prices-ju…

If a couple buying their first home each withdraw $60k from their RRSPs, their repayment obligation will be $8,000 a year or $665 a month for the next 15 years (or 17, or 20 depending how you look at it). This won’t always be worth it…

I just found out that Alberta is the largest province with no rent control.

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Hi! I’m Government of Canada, and I’m here to talk to you Young People about a mythical creature called “home ownership.” Share this video if you want others to learn how totally accessible and easy it definitely is! 🇨🇦🏠 #Canada #Politics #HousingCrisis youtube.com/watch?v=wwM9V-…

A colleague just reminded me of these ads ... uhh, not exactly the future most of us Canadians are looking forward to right now:

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As always, the solution is more debt, not more affordability.

'Canada to allow 30-year amortization for first-time buyers' mortgages on new homes'

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The second I heard the awkward pause after Nojoud Al Mallees asked Tiff Macklem point blank about future rate cuts … I knew I was including it on CBC NN.

Perla Estrada, an undocumented woman from Mexico, says she was denied an emergency C-section at a #yeg hospital last month.

AHS is investigating, saying all patients should be able to access emergency care, regardless of their ability to pay.

cbc.ca/news/canada/ed…

Highly recommend reading Kai Cheng, MSW, MSc, QMed, Extremist for Love 's piece about how we grieve. It's a tough one to read, weaves together a lot of complex questions I know many of us have been asking. xtramagazine.com/power/trans-yo…

Very sorry to hear that the prominent Scottish socialist, peace activist, trade union organiser and theoretical physicist Peter Higgs has died.

New standard of care just dropped for Alberta Ministry of Mental Health & Addiction interviews.

Phenomenal job by @cbcrob CBC Calgary not giving an inch to misleading narratives.

MUST WATCH. Starts at 4:30.
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This is pretty incredible. Thank you, IRE. Reading 'one of the most ambitious public records projects ever published” is so meaningful to us.

We stand w/ The Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich. It's been 365 days since Russia wrongfully detained him for doing his job: a year of both personal loss & essential reporting silenced. We join his family & the journalism community in calling for his release.

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