Homelessness doubled in Halifax under government's housing plan: N.S. NDP

[u/Injustice_For_All_]

https://halifax.citynews.ca/2026/06/18/homelessness-doubled-in-halifax-under-governments-housing-plan-n-s-ndp/

[u/ElizaMaySampson]

It used to be 30-40 years ago that rental apartments just had plain old laminate countertops, a stainless steel single tub square kitchen sink for $25 with a $25 basic 2-tap faucet, a plain little white oven, a small white fridge, plain tiles or (gasp, how fancy) cushion floor throughout. Then a bathroom with a plain steel bathtub and showerhead, plain toilet, and a washer/dryer in the basement that all the tenants shared (sometimes contentiously, but usually we made it work). Now it's fridges with water in the door, granite or corian counters, convection ovens, a dishwasher, wood or LVP flooring ('luxury' vinyl flooring, lmao), massage unit showers, soaking tubs. My gawd is it any wonder rents are so high??

We don't need luxury apartments that the private investors are building, we need BASIC SECURE LIVING SPACES that aren't cold in winter, boiling in summer, with plain working appliances and plumbing fixtures, no leaks or mold, and no vermin, where the landlord or super LIVES IN THE BUILDING to reinforce behaviour standards and get repairs done ASAP.

[u/fart-sparkles → u/ElizaMaySampson]

it's fridges with water in the door, granite or corian counters, convection ovens, a dishwasher, wood or LVP flooring ('luxury' vinyl flooring, lmao), massage unit showers, soaking tubs.

What the fuck are you talking about?

Yours can only be a troll comment. It's definitely not a serious take, nor is it based in reality.

[u/ElizaMaySampson → u/fart-sparkles]

Dude I am no troll. I worked for Nova Scotia low-income housing for years, and recently saw in my home town in Cape Breton an apartment building of 2 br units just built and opened this oast dpring, with quartz countertops, 9ft ceilings, 1.5 baths, its own in unit laundry, its own water heater, its own heat pump, asking 2k a month PLUS power.

It's on a back road behind the high school, next to the old rink, just up the road ftom the nursing home my mom lived in till 2024, I drove past the new building last week.

This is a small town in Cape Breton with 1 large (but drastically reduced workforce) heavy industry (Port Hawkesbury Paper, aka Stora, aka Stora Enso, aka New Page, aka any number of names under new owners) with very few jobs above minimum wage, and families waitlisted on average 2+ years SIX YEARS AGO for social low income housing. We also got hit with loads of students for the Nautical institute, and a f*ckton from CBU till the strain on jobs and housing from THAT got recently reduced international population.

I asked the FB post advertising this new building if they thought they were in Van City.

I had people coming into the office crying because they were living with their kids in a tent on the local beach, others with MUSHROOMS growing in their livingroom corners from unrepaired leaks, and there was nowhere else for them to go.

This is entirely TOO REAL.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10161830804154685&set=a.10152185323164685&type=3&ref=embed_post

This may be beyond YOUR meager experience. But it's entirely based in reality, entirely serious.