<p data-async="">Canada’s new housing minister Gregor Robertson says that the prices of existing homes <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;shouldn\u2019t go down&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://nationalpost.com/opinion/extremely-bad-housing-record-of-canadas-new-housing-minister&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://nationalpost.com/opinion/extremely-bad-housing-record-of-canadas-new-housing-minister">shouldn’t go down</a>, lest this negatively impact current homeowners, and that affordable housing should be provided through massive government subsidies instead. His position is economically illiterate and raises concerns about his fitness to lead this portfolio.</p>

Gregor Robertson wants to protect assets of existing, mostly older, homeowners{ai:summary}<p>Canada's housing minister Gregor Robertson argues that existing home prices should not decrease to protect current homeowners and advocates for affordable housing through substantial government subsidies. Critics label his stance as economically illiterate and question his capability to manage the housing portfolio. #economy</p>

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