Housing Solutions

Canada’s housing crisis has left many people struggling to find affordable places to live, whether renting basement apartments, living with roommates, or waiting years for public housing. The federal government has announced a new agency, Build Canada Homes, with $13 billion set aside to supercharge the construction of affordable units. But will it work, and what other ideas could make housing more accessible? To take your questions on solutions to Canada’s housing shortage, Just Asking was joined by Brian Doucet, Associate Professor in the School of Planning at the University of Waterloo, and Randall Bartlett, Deputy Chief Economist at Desjardins.