Trevor Hargreaves

The recent federal election was heavily influenced by an array of housing policy platform promises. As the dust settles with Prime Minister Mark Carney at the helm of a newly energized Liberal Party, here are 10 of the most-needed steps the Liberals can take, expanding their pre-election platform from vague concept to winning strategy on the ground.

1. Major expansion of trades education
2. Invest in pre-fabricated and modular housing
3. Establish a permanent National Housing Policy Roundtable
4. Federal assistance with development cost charges
5. Reintroduce Multi-Unit Rental Building Program
6. Tax reform
7. Policy review
8. Homelessness
9. Affordable housing
10. Work more collectively as three layers of government in cohesive partnership