Poilievre Releases Housing Plan He Says Will Target ‘Ballooning Bureaucracy’

The Conservative Party has released its plan to speed up the process of building more homes in the country by targeting what it calls “ballooning bureaucracy.”

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks at a news conference outside West Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Aug. 1, 2023. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press

The Conservatives will table a bill in the House of Commons intended to speed up the process of building more homes and stem “ballooning bureaucracy,” party leader Pierre Poilievre announced Sept. 14.

Dubbed the “Building Homes, Not Bureaucracy Act,” the bill would tell municipalities to increase the number of housing units allowed by 15 percent or risk having federal infrastructure funds withheld. Bonuses would also be afforded to cities that go beyond the 15 percent increase.