Benjamin Dachis

Oct 18, 2024 | thehub.ca | Benjamin Dachis |Sean Speer

Canada has a major economic opportunity in the global low-carbon economy, if it gets its climate and energy policies right. Those policies should be informed by principles like leveraging the ingenuity of markets and free enterprise, limited government, and respect for provincial jurisdiction. The following article is the latest installment of The Hub’s series sponsored by Clean Prosperity exploring the why, what, and how of conservative climate policy. 1.

Sep 10, 2024 | thehub.ca | Rudyard Griffiths |Benjamin Dachis

Commentary 10 September 2024 Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole takes part in the federal election English-language Leaders debate in Gatineau, Que., Sept. 9, 2021. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press.

Oct 10, 2023 | financialpost.com | Benjamin Dachis

Tax changes? Yes. Just don't micro-manage municipal zoning Published Oct 10, 2023  •  Last updated 17 minutes ago  •  4 minute read Sean Fraser, Canada's federal housing minister. Photo by Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press Article content By Benjamin Dachis Although housing is mainly a provincial jurisdiction, the federal government is seized with the pressing political and policy problem of how to increase the housing stock, and sooner rather than later.

Jun 21, 2023 | es-us.finanzas.yahoo.com | Benjamin Dachis

The cost of housing in Canada has increased dramatically in recent years. In some cities, barriers to getting new homes built are a major reason why. Barriers to constructing new single-detached homes drive a wedge between what it costs to build and the market price. On average between 2011 and 2021, a single-detached home in the Vancouver area cost homebuyers $2 million. But the construction cost of a new home was only about $700,000.