Will the Liberals’ campaign promises help fix the housing crisis? [Video]

Mark Carney led the Liberals to a fourth term of government thanks to factors like U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war and annexation threats, as well as a campaign built on a few key promises such as a plan to solve Canada’s housing crisis.

The plan that the Liberal Party described as “most ambitious housing plan since the Second World War” promises to “get the federal government back into the business of home building” by creating a new Crown corporation.

It covers financing, development charges and tax policies. It doesn’t mention that Canada recognizes housing as a human right through a law passed in 2019.   

Overseeing the Liberals’ efforts on the housing file will be Gregor Robertson, the former Vancouver mayor who was named housing minister as Carney’s new cabinet was unveiled on Tuesday. 

CBC News spoke with a construction industry leader, an economist, a human rights advocate and an urban planner about the plan. 

While there’s support for new approaches and agreement that action is urgently needed to provide more housing, there …