The Lie Behind Canada's Affordability Programs
Governments keep announcing affordability programs, rebates, credits, relief payments, yet Canadians keep feeling poorer. Groceries cost more. Rent keeps rising. Energy bills never seem to fall.In this Tap the Maple episode, we break down why affordability programs almost never lower prices and often make them worse. This isn’t about intent or ideology, it’s about incentives, supply, demand, and why relief money gets absorbed into the system instead of helping households long-term.Once you understand the pattern, you’ll never look at affordability announcements the same way…
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