Experts say new measures are needed in the coming years to address affordable housing challenges in New Brunswick.
Housing researcher, economist say the province’s housing situation warrants new policies
Savannah Awde · CBC News
· Posted: Sep 29, 2024 2:40 PM EDT | Last Updated: September 29
Julia Woodhall-Melnik, director of the Home Research Lab at the University of New Brunswick in Saint John, says maintaining the status quo will not be enough. (Cameron Fitch/UNB)
As the Liberals and Greens campaign on policy changes to address New Brunswick’s housing crunch, the Progressive Conservatives say the existing approach is sufficient.
Jill Green, the PC candidate in Fredericton North and the social development minister in the most recent government led by Blaine Higgs, confirmed last week that her party doesn’t plan to introduce any new housing measures if re-elected on Oct. 21.
“It’s maintaining what we have currently in place,” Green said at a campaign stop in Fredericton.
“When we’re back working again in November, we’ll look if we need some changes to the Residential Tenancies Act. But there is no commitment now to make any change. It is working, it is balancing that relationship between landlords and tenants.”
But Julia Woodhall-Melnik, director of the Home Research Lab at the University of New Brunswick in Saint John, says maintaining the status quo won’t be enough.
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