Calgary businesses urging governments to work together to fix housing crisis [Video]

Calgary’s business community is urging all levels of government to work together to build more homes in the city, but some Western premiers are placing the blame on Ottawa for their housing and mass migration concerns.

The Calgary Chamber of Commerce says that it wants to see housing starts more than double from 240,000 to 500,000 annually to match population demand.

“Ultimately, it’s businesses that are going to build more homes, developers,” said Ruhee Ismail-Teja, vice president of policy for the chamber.

“That’s one thing, but (we) really need the support of governments to be able to increase the number of homes that are being built.”

Canada’s western premiers met in Whitehorse, Yukon, on Monday to address interprovincial partnerships, energy and housing affordability.

While responding to an Angus Reid reportthat cites people 18-34 in British Columbia are more likely to leave for places such as Alberta, B.C. Premier David Eby shifted the blame and his frustration toward the Trudeau …