For this law specifically, it didn’t when it was first proposed. I was living in Montreal at the time and there were protests. The provincial government said the cross is “not a religious symbol” or something similar.

I mean, I understand your frustration, this and previous governments should have dealt with the housing shortage long ago. But I’d say it’s unfair to say they’re pushing up housing prices, particularly after they just released a plan to address the problem. https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases/2024/04/12/announcement-canadas-housing-plan#:~:text=The plan lays out a,being built anyway by 2031.

This all sounds great. Unfortunately too late to keep me in academia but hopefully it helps the next generation of scientists!