Slap in the Face with a Tax Credit

​A slap in the face with a tax credit

​They call it the "Affordable Housing and Groceries Act." What a sick joke. It's not a solution; it's a smokescreen, a political pamphlet dressed up as policy. They throw us a few crumbs and expect us to cheer like we've won a war. But let's be real—this bill is a surrender, not a fight for us.

​The Great Housing Hoax

​When it comes to housing, this government gives tax breaks to developers. Developers! The same people who helped create this crisis in the first place. This GST rebate on new rental builds is a gift to corporate landlords, with no guarantee that a single cent of it will ever find its way into our pockets. They tell us this will create more supply, as if the problem is a shortage of luxury condos rather than a lack of homes for the working class. It’s a trick designed to benefit the powerful while we continue to bleed money on rent, facing evictions and homelessness.

​Where is the real action? Where is the commitment to public housing? Where are the protections for tenants facing skyrocketing rents and renovictions? They're nowhere to be found, because this government is more interested in appeasing the market than serving the people.

​The Grocery Gambit

​And don't even get me started on groceries. They pass a law about competition, as if that's going to stop the grocery giants from price-gouging us. It’s an insult. Loblaws, Sobeys, and Metro have us over a barrel, and they know it.  They’ve been jacking up prices for years, and now they're supposed to get scared by a few legal tweaks? Give me a break.

We don't need a vague promise of "more competition" in a broken system. We need action. We need a national food strategy. We need to cap prices. We need to hold these CEOs accountable for the obscene profits they're making while families are forced to choose between paying the rent and putting food on the table.

​This bill isn't about social justice; it's about political spin. It's a token effort that keeps the illusion of progress alive while the foundations of our society continue to crumble. It's a slap in the face with a tax credit. We deserve better. We deserve a government with the guts to truly fight for a Canada where housing is a right and no one goes to bed hungry.