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Delinquent owners make the housing crisis worse

Yes this is true everywhere in Canada. Property owners have very few obligations beyond mowing the lawn and paying property taxes which have shrunk by 70% since the late 90s relative to the sale price of a home. It's dirt cheap to own a property once you've acquired it.

Winnipegs mill rate is 12.9 today. In 2002 it was 29! Before that it was even higher.

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The Guy who dumped dirt on the protest at the dump is having his home vandalized- Is this an appropriate response to being a POS?

Controversial opinion but yes, the stochastic violence he invokes has provoked a direct and proportionate response that is morally justified.

Furthermore, people who identify with the dumper are disincentivized from pulling similar stunts. It's a good thing for society when those willing to commit actual violence with hate, trashing the words mmiwg, such as this man, it's a good thing that they now know there is physical danger or danger to their property that comes with their hate acts.

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We’re No. 1! Canada claims the most Top 10 liveable cities in the world

I left Toronto because I couldn't afford to buy a somewhat cheap condo or a reasonable house. My household income was $160k at the time. It's a nice city with great services, great people, but the housing is unbelievable - it forced me and my family out with our two kids.

I have also visited Copenhagen and it's the same there - extremely high housing costs means that you're poor by default unless you bought in 20-30 years ago. Great, I can buy a beer for 5 kroner, but housing is an apartment for $300k

Calgary, Sydney, Auckland, Vancouver... yes, all of these also apply.