My Spirit Otter posted:

fun fact, canada used to be one of the leading providers of govt housing in the 60s and 70s but the conservatives took power, slashed the housing budget, then mulrooney and chretien further gutted it and we became one trailing nations instead, harper slapped some lipstick on the pig during the recession because he absolutely needed to spend on something. trudeau, having added housing to his platform after the ndp campaigned on it and saw people responding, refreshed the lipstick and added some mascara