Promoting home ownership is often at the centre of housing policy in many countries, including Canada. Yet rising costs are placing the dream of home ownership out of reach for many.
- Associate Professor, Urban Studies and Public Policy, Simon Fraser University
Two housing policy experts explain the origins behind Canada’s housing crisis and what needs to change in order to fix it.
Community housing is not a silver bullet to Canada’s housing crisis. But a strong community housing sector can play a significant role in providing all Canadians with the right to adequate housing.
Before we draw conclusions about the implications of social isolation, we should check our expectations of how, when and why neighbouring does or does not happen.
Unaffordability is only one type of housing vulnerability that has taken its toll on British Columbians during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The conversation about housing policies needs to highlight the significant role the state plays in creating existing housing problems, and providing the resulting solutions.
Contact Yushu for
- Media request
- Speaking request
- Consulting / Advising
- Research collaboration
- Location: Vancouver
- Website
- X (formerly Twitter): @yushu_zhu
- Article Feed
- ORCID
- Joined
