Quebec minister targets steep seniors housing costs in controversial projects
Thursday, May 8, 2025, 12:21 pm
Quebec’s Aînés minister, Sonia Bélanger, is taking a hard line against prohibitively expensive seniors housing developments that cost well over a million dollars per unit. In a forceful statement, she vowed to halt projects that inflate costs at the expense of elder care, sparking a debate on affordability and respect for seniors.
Sonia Bélanger adopte un discours plus ferme face aux projets qui coûtent plus d’1 million la porte.
L’explosion du prix des maisons des aînés est « extrêmement préoccupante » selon la ministre Sonia Bélanger qui évoque le débranchement de certains projets. Mais remettre en question le coût de ces installations, « c’est un manque de respect pour nos aînés », dit François Legault.
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