Investing in Indigenous housing strengthens Canada, and the solutions are ready
What we see across the country is still a crisis, yes, buy it is a crisis that Indigenous communities are now meeting head on, writes John Gordon.
Keeping the North strong and free also means ensuring a better way of life for northerners
It’s a lot to ask of the populations of three territories to help protect an entire country through the use of their land if they don’t have reasonable access to electricity, housing, and publicly-funded health care in Canada.
Solving Canada’s housing crisis starts with a reality check
Would-be first-time buyers are stuck between choosing ‘too small’ or ‘too expensive.’ A vibrant housing system needs to include options and opportunity across its entire continuum.
Housing: Modular and Affordable
Tackling Canada’s decades-long housing crisis will require more time, money, and strategic planning
It’s time for a renewed national strategy that treats housing as essential infrastructure for health and well-being, and invests at scale in community housing.
Canada’s stale housing policies need renewal
It’s time to bring Canada’s housing policy out of the past so we can begin to address the urgent needs of today.
Build more homes—but don’t lock Canada into higher emissions
The choices Canada makes now will shape both its housing market and its emissions profile for a generation.
Ottawa’s $13-billion housing gamble is missing a critical safeguard
An occupational therapy review of standardized modular templates could ensure that every unit built from those plans meets basic functional accessibility standards.
Building codes are undermining the promise of modular housing
The residential construction sector can’t use new technologies like modular housing while operating in a fragmented, constantly shifting regulatory environment.
Are programs in search of a policy or a Canadian housing system?
Canada’s housing crisis did not emerge overnight, and it will not be solved by any single initiative.
