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

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 families are leaving Toronto and the GTA• The rise of tiny “dog crate” condos• Why missing middle housing is so difficult to build• Zoning delays, development charges, and housing red tape• The future of rentals, condos, and home prices• The Greenbelt debate and urban sprawl• Whether Toronto can still work for middle-class families• Why more young Canadians are leaving Ontario and Canada• Non-market housing, affordability, and the politics shaping the city’s futureSubscribe for more conversations on housing, affordability, and the future of Canada’s middle class.Chapters:0:00 – Live From Toronto: The Housing Crisis Debate Begins1:42 – Why Young Families Are Leaving Toronto5:08 – The Reality of Buying a Home in the GTA8:11 – Why Toronto Only Builds Mansions or Tiny Condos11:24 – Are “Dog Crate” Condos Doomed?14:37 – Missing Middle Housing & Zoning Failures18:02 – The Greenbelt, Sprawl, and Housing Politics21:10 – Renting for Life in Toronto24:02 – Should Young Buyers Wait to Purchase?26:12 – Non-Market Housing vs Market Housing29:04 – Predictions for Toronto’s Housing FutureResearch:‘It’s not like we’re sitting on our hands.’ Toronto’s biggest landlord sees 7 more complexes fall into critical disrepairhttps://www.thestar.com/news/gta/it-s-not-like-we-re-sitting-on-our-hands-torontos-biggest-landlord-sees-7/article_dc443926-e4b8-11ef-ab56-6f7d86f12c53.htmlDrug deals in doorways and a stranger in the living room: Why Toronto Community Housing residents say its $38M security force is failing themhttps://www.thestar.com/news/gta/drug-deals-in-doorways-and-a-stranger-in-the-living-room-why-toronto-community-housing/article_2b7633ac-d86b-4fde-9e4e-5e308f4dff5a.htmlHosted by Mike Moffatt & Cara Stern & Sabrina MaddeauxProduced by Meredith MartinFunded by the Neptis Foundation https://neptis.org/