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PEI’s Good, Bad, and Ugly Year for Housing

Despite seeing the country’s lowest vacancy rate and fewer new homes, 2023 also saw good new policies. They will make 2024 a better year.

7 min readJan 31, 2024

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PEI’s Good, Bad, and Ugly Year for Housing

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Matthew Pelletier

PEI’s new demographic dilemma

More Islanders are starting to pick Alberta over Alberton.

6 min readApr 1, 2024

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PEI’s new demographic dilemma

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Matthew Pelletier

Growing and Building: PEI’s strategy and a half

PEI’s new population and housing plans are a good start but leave some questions unanswered.

6 min readFeb 27, 2024

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Growing and Building: PEI’s strategy and a half

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Matthew Pelletier

How much does Ottawa spend on highways and roads?

Spoiler: Not as much as you might think!

3 min readFeb 19, 2024

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How much does Ottawa spend on highways and roads?

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PEI still struggles to keep newcomers

Immigrant retention needs to be part of the new population strategy

5 min readJan 27, 2024

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PEI still struggles to keep newcomers

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Matthew Pelletier

Spending D-Day with the D-Day Dodgers

I followed my grandfather’s footsteps through the Italian Campaign. This is what I learned.

7 min readNov 4, 2023

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Spending D-Day with the D-Day Dodgers

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Matthew Pelletier

The Suburb of the Strait

The Island’s patchy land use rules are a recipe for sprawl

6 min readSep 14, 2023

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The Suburb of the Strait

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The Reality of Canada’s Rural Revival

To improve homeownership, a retired politician proposes sending urban dwellers to the country. It is already happening, but not helping.

5 min readSep 5, 2023

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The Reality of Canada’s Rural Revival

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Matthew Pelletier

The Mom-and-Pop Investment Trust

The financialization of housing is being driven by households — not corporations.

5 min readSep 1, 2023

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The Mom-and-Pop Investment Trust

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What is the impact of immigration on PEI’s housing?

Spoiler: Less than you might expect

6 min readAug 20, 2023

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What is the impact of immigration on PEI’s housing?

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Matthew Pelletier

Matthew Pelletier

Policy wonk and “Islander by accident” | Passionate about public transit, housing affordability, and healthy communities | Views are my own

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