Not always. In the past governments built large amounts of housing. In Canada the CMHC used to get affordable housing built on a massive scale, but now it’s m

Not always. In the past governments built large amounts of housing. In Canada the CMHC used to get affordable housing built on a massive scale, but now it’s mainly just mortgage backing for banks. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_Mortgage_and_Housing_Corporation https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_Mortgage_and_Housing_...