[cuddlybacon]

> I feel like it’s almost an attempt to appease citizens by blaming the issue on “foreigners”

As a Canadian, I agree with this.

Part of the problem is that the federal govt doesn't have jurisdiction over the actually issues causing the problem. I _think_ the provinces own it but delegate it to the cities. But for some reason, this isn't an issue in those elections. BC had an election less than a year ago and housing wasn't an issue outside of Reddit. And BC has the second worse housing market in the country (Vancouver).

EDIT: Actually, that BC election was a year and a half ago. I even looked that up before posting and got it wrong. The covid time warp strikes again.