There’s no shortage of warnings and concern about the housing crisis unfolding across Canada. But for all the headlines and policy announcements—including the disappointing recent federal budget—one voice remains notably absent from the discussion: the people who actually build the homes.

As a homebuilder and business leader who has worked in the industry for decades, here’s what is happening on the ground: costs are rising, projects are stalling and the economics of building homes for all income levels are getting harder by the day. And yet, governments at every level continue to layer on new taxes, fees and policy requirements without adjusting for the current economic environment and without an understanding of the combined total costs.

Some of us were counting on the new budget to provide some hope for the industry, but no........

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