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Canada’s next Prime Minister has a critical opportunity to help working-class Canadians attain housing. Both leading parties agree on the need to increase housing supply, but impartial observers know the real challenge lies in hyperlocal barriers — rules and resistance from local officials and residents that make building new homes extremely difficult.

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This growing local interference has deepened the housing crisis. While individual projects may spark debate, the broader consequences for Canadians are undeniable:

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