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"But we also think that the responsibility for the safety of [low-income people] — and let's face it, it's low-income people who have this problem — that's a responsibility for society at large, for everyone, not just for the people who happen to own the buildings where these people make their homes."

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[–] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 23 points 6 days ago

As a renter who just recently bought, im almost upset this isn't comimg fast enough after years in 30+ temperatures in the summer. However I do have 1 small complaint about how they intend to implement it.

"[Those buildings] are not very viable economic propositions," he said. "And it's society that has imposed that on the property owner. And now, at least in our view, it should be for society to help solve the problem that society has created

This qoute is in the context of an old building trying to be sold instead of the landlord updating. We've fucking catered to landlords enough in this province. We don't need to bail them out. If they can't sell a property because of a condition it is in, thats their fault for maintaining it at that level. If no one will buy the property because the rent to price ratio is too high, then i guess they'll have to lower their asking price. Our province has bigger financial problems to tackle than helping landlords sell their neglected buildings or helping landlords bring them up to modern standards. Those risks and responsibilities should be on the landlord who has been profiting this entire time.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 24 points 6 days ago (1 children)

that’s a responsibility for society at large

You're right, let's nationalize your properties.

[–] LoveCanada@lemmy.ca -5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Wrong country. If you want communism you gotta move to one of those super successful countries like North Korea. Good luck with that.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Yep, there's the way things are happening now, and nothing else. Any other way of doing things is impossible.

Like how every mature democracy is veering toward fascism and there's not a damn thing we could have done differently.

[–] LoveCanada@lemmy.ca -3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Well 'nationalizing' private property isn't exactly 'another way of doing things' it would be a complete makeover of our society's core values and very unlikely to happen with the consent of the owners of that property. So unless you're proposing forced compliance and starting a revolutionary war, how exactly would we "nationalize" trillions of dollars worth of private property?

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Right, Canada's never nationalized anything private, aside from rail networks, hydroelectricity, and mining operations. All cheap and cheerful. And when has a government ever managed housing?

Doing anything about rent would surely require the blood of millions.

[–] LoveCanada@lemmy.ca -3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

So you think buying a railway network is the same as buying single family houses from MILLIONS of Canadians, some of whom, like me, live in them or actually built them ourselves? Ok then, good luck with that brilliant plan. Im sure there will be no pushback on that idea.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 days ago

I think you can figure out the difference between your housing situation and rental.

... oh, I just skimmed your comment history. Fuck off.

Landleach tears are delicious.

[–] AverageGoob@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

I am shocked we don't have this already with new record temperatures every year. 26 is a perfectly reasonable temperature as a MAX and boohoo landlords who would rather leave people live in life threatening heat.

[–] masterspace@lemmy.ca 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

No they don't. They've been profiting off of doing no work for decades. They can sell their cottage if that's what it takes for their tenants to have a single reasonable home.

[–] YummyEntropy@lemmy.ca 4 points 6 days ago

Well, if there was one thing Mao did right...

[–] LoveCanada@lemmy.ca 3 points 6 days ago

An air conditioner unit for a single room is as cheap as $140 brand new at Walmart and often used they're just $40 on marketplace. But the tenant pays the power bill. Sure I'll buy you a couple, not exactly a big deal, its your power bill.

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