What will it take to finally end Canada’s housing crisis?

About this episode

The episode discusses the ongoing housing crisis in Canada and explores potential solutions with experts Murtaza Haider and Carolyn Whitzman.

It’s no secret that Canada is in a housing crisis. The gap between incomes and housing prices has been growing for decades, as governments of all political stripes have promised to ease the burden. So what will it take to finally end it? Murtaza Haider and Carolyn Whitzman join host Mary Rowe to talk about how we got here and what we can do about it.Carolyn Whitzman is a senior housing researcher at the University of Toronto’s School of Cities and author of Home Truths: Fixing Canada's Housin...

People in this episode

Host: Mary Rowe

Guests: Murtaza Haider, Carolyn Whitzman

Topics covered

• housing crisis
• Canada
• urban development
• government policy
• income disparity

Keywords

• housing crisis
• Canada
• urban policy
• income and housing
• housing solutions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Toronto

Books & works: Home Truths: Fixing Canada's Housing Crisis

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