Pierre Poilievre is encouraging Prime Minister Mark Carney to adopt Conservative plans to deal with the country's housing crisis, which he said is entering a new phase as prices begin to fall in some cities.

At a press conference Tuesday in Brampton, Ont., the Conservative leader blamed Liberal policies for the housing crunch and invited the government to "steal our best ideas."

"They first inflated the housing bubble, and now Liberals are bursting the housing bubble," he said, noting that construction is slowing in Ontario.

A report from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation released Tuesday said that overall housing starts in the first six months of this year were near all-time highs.

But the agency also identified concerns in two of the most expensive housing markets. It said

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