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Up to this point, I don't think the problem has been messaging for the Liberals, it's that they have largely ignored housing as an issue for way too long and are struggling to respond effectively.
No, it's messaging. They've been implementing housing policy steadily since they were elected, much of the policy was passed well before the pandemic, and due to the long development lag on new housing starts, and the catastrophic jolts from covid19, we are only starting to see the effect. This is not a problem that will be fixed fast or with one piece of legislation.
In 2018/2019 we got the national cohousing investment fund, the rental construction financing initiative, the rapid housing initiative, the first time home buyer incentive, the canada housing benefit agreement.
You agree with these, you don't agree, you didn't find them effective, you would have picked something else, fine, that's fine, people always disagree, but "ignored" housing is honestly just a meme people repeat that weirdo policy wonks like me roll their eyes at.