>Like, there's legitimate reasons to believe that real estate is as f*cked here in Canada as it is because a large % of members of parliament are either landlords or closely associated with them or at least feel beholden to the property market and realtors as a constituency.

Huh? Housing is a provincial issue, and the provinces usually devolve housing policy-making down to the cities. The federal government only has a very minor role in housing, mostly just in providing mortgages and provincial transfers.

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cmrdporcupine an hour ago | parent [-]

I don't see how the same argument I just made doesn't apply to members of provincial legislatures? It's the same foxes, regardless of which level of gov't they're sitting in.

Also fed gov't retains control over immigration as well as foreign ownership laws, federal taxation, and, to some degree, monetary policy.

	▲	matteoraso 21 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Except Canadian political culture is famously very collectivist. Individual parliamentarians almost never vote independently of their party. It doesn't matter if you're a landlord if the whip tells you to vote for a YIMBY policy. >It's the same foxes, regardless of which level of gov't they're sitting in. I don't understand where this populist resentment for politicians come from. I've talked to a few politicians before (and am seriously considering a run for parliament myself), and they all seem like fine people. I actually think it's noble to dedicate yourself to serving your community, even if it's only for a few years.