Increasing affordable housing supply – with Burnaby Housing Authority CEO John Brendan McEown

Mayor Mike Hurley talks with John Brendan McEown, the first-ever CEO of the Burnaby Housing Authority.Their discussion covers the Burnaby Housing Authority's mission to create affordable, non‑market housing and market rental housing in #Burnaby, explains how as a municipal corporation they act like a developer for public benefit, using innovative approaches to deliver housing faster and to help fill gaps in the local supply.As well as the impacts of the #BCbudget on housing delivery and affordability goals, the current state of the construction sector and what actually defines #affordablehousing.