Federal Budget and Constitutions

  Reflect on one of the priorities and identified for the Federal Budget (flipchart sheets). Compare this to how this is actually addressed by the official Federal Budget (you can find this in the news). Provide analysis.

 

Housing:

-          Affordable housing (Income): In the Federal Budget, we are looking for money allocation for Affordable housing. Here, we mean that no matter how much a family earns, they should have a house. It’s a right for all Canadians. All modern high-rise buildings should have a part where people can live by giving 30% of their income.

-          Accessible housing (Handicapped people): All buildings should have properly accessible ways for handicapped or elderly people.

-          Subsidizing rent: People shouldn’t pay more than 30% of their income as rent. The rest of the money should be given by the government so that no matter how much a family earns, they can have a home.

-          Cooperation housing: The cooperation system should manage the housing system. So, every person will have the right to voice how the property should be maintained.

-          Climate-friendly: Development companies should adopt the latest technology to make all houses climate-friendly. For example, the walls should have technology that holds heat inside and the cooling temperature to lower heating and AC costs. Every apartment will have proper heating regulators, etc.

-          Children-friendly: All buildings should have proper open space and play zones for the kids.

-          Shelter transition to permanent housing: People should be transferred from the shelter to permanent houses. The shelter shouldn’t be a long-term home.

-          Rent control: The government should have a program to control rent. It should never be too high or too low.

Actual Federal Budget 2023:   

-          Budget 2023 announces that financial institutions can start offering Canadians the Tax-Free First Home Savings Account as of April 1, 2023.

-          Budget 2023 announces the government's intention to support the reallocation of funding from the National Housing Co-Investment Fund's repair stream to its new construction stream, as needed, to boost the construction of new affordable homes for the Canadians who need them most.

-          Budget 2023 proposes to commit an additional $4 billion over seven years, starting in 2024-25, to implement a co-developed urban, Rural, and Northern Indigenous Housing Strategy.

 

 

 

Analysis:

 

Most Canadians want to own a house. It is an excellent initiative that, from now on, people can start saving money to buy a home tax-free. It will also give some benefits in the tax return. This option will encourage the young generation to save money, which will be helpful in the long run in buying a home.

 

Repair or fixing is essential for any housing. A new home is always expensive if we can use the old house by repairing it, then this should be more beneficial. However, if the house quality is too poor that it can’t be repaired, or a new building can be more climate-friendly and more people can live in that, then building a new one might be good. But the old inhabitants need to agree on that. If they are not convinced, then we shouldn’t force them out.

This budget decision might create problems between the developers and the inhabitants of the building.

 

I support this budget decision that it will implement the co-development of Urban, Rural and Northern Indigenous housing strategies. I am thrilled that the budget didn’t forget about the Indigenous people. They need this help desperately.

 

The budget needs to be included for climate-friendly housing. It should benefit climate-friendly houses, encouraging more people to make their homes climate-friendly.

 

 

2.       Keeping in mind that national constitutions are living documents that are constantly amended to keep up with socio-historical changes, reflecting on the Canadian, what is one amendment or addition I want to see in our Constitution and Explain why.

 

Canadian Constitution added about human rights very impressively. It would have been better if it added Social Rights, too. For example, adequate food, housing, water, and sanitation for all, including the Indigenous people.

These social rights are essential not only for Canadians but also for new immigrant and international students. Whoever gets the right to live in Canada should have social rights too. That will make Canada a better country globally, and more talented people will be interested in living here. People who don’t have to make tension on food and housing can concentrate on other work. That will give better service and new creativity to all kinds of work.