Toronto’s Housing Crisis Explained with Ron Butler | Live Event

About this episode

The episode discusses Toronto's housing crisis and its impact on young families, featuring insights from guest Ron Butler.

Toronto’s housing crisis is no longer just about buying a home, it’s reshaping who can afford to build a future in the city at all. In this special live taping of The Missing Middle Podcast, Sabrina Maddeaux, Mike Moffatt, Cara Stern, and special guest Ron Butler unpack why young families are leaving Toronto, how policy failures created a city of “dog crate” condos and unaffordable homes, and what needs to change before affordability gets even worse. Topics covered include: • Why young famili...

People in this episode

Hosts: Mike Moffatt, Cara Stern

Guest: Ron Butler

Topics covered

• housing crisis
• affordability
• policy failures
• young families
• urban development

Keywords

• Toronto
• housing crisis
• affordability
• young families
• policy failures
• condos
• urban planning

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Toronto

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