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ULI Toronto: Home Truths: Fixing Canada's Housing Crisis with Carolyn Whitzman
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Fixing Canada’s housing crisis will require a new generation of public policy and finance boldness after decades (including the current one) of failure. In her new book, celebrated academic and author Carolyn Whitzman challenges the prevailing narrative that Canada's affordable housing crisis is merely a supply issue. Instead, she delivers a compelling analysis and innovative solutions that tackle the complexities of this pressing national dilemma.
This isn't just another book—it's a call to action for a bold new era of public policy and financial reform, breaking free from decades of stagnation and missed opportunities.
Join ULI Toronto for a special book launch moderated by Chiyi Tam, Managing Director at Toronto Chinatown Land Trust where we will discuss current housing policy orthodoxies and shift the dialog to more ambitious, yet doable, solutions.
Hundreds of thousands of Canadians exist on the edge. Renters fear eviction, homeowners feel trapped, and both are vulnerable to becoming homeless with a single stroke of misfortune. Unaffordable housing in Canada is tearing communities apart as long-time residents seek affordable housing elsewhere and businesses shutter because they cannot find staff who can afford to live nearby. For two generations, Canadians have watched affordable housing vanish while other nations have been tackling the problem.
In Home Truths, housing expert Carolyn Whitzman reviews the decades of policy that have gotten us into this mess and shows how all levels of government can work together to provide affordable housing where it is needed. Her compelling arguments for policy solutions are backed by ideas from researchers, planners, politicians, developers, and housing advocates at home and abroad.
Home Truths addresses Canada’s crisis from all sides, including exploring what adequate housing looks like, providing ideas on how to resolve homelessness, explaining why nonmarket housing is crucial for Canada, and showing how and why to tackle ever-growing wealth disparities between renters and those who own.
This isn't just another book—it's a call to action for a bold new era of public policy and financial reform, breaking free from decades of stagnation and missed opportunities.
Join ULI Toronto for a special book launch moderated by Chiyi Tam, Managing Director at Toronto Chinatown Land Trust where we will discuss current housing policy orthodoxies and shift the dialog to more ambitious, yet doable, solutions.
SPECIAL OFFER: Every registration includes a copy of Home Truths: Fixing Canada's Housing Crisis (mailed to your ULI profile address)
Home Truths
Fixing Canada’s Housing Crisis
Carolyn Whitzman
Author, Adjunct Professor and Housing Researcher
University of Toronto School of Cities
University of Toronto School of Cities
Hundreds of thousands of Canadians exist on the edge. Renters fear eviction, homeowners feel trapped, and both are vulnerable to becoming homeless with a single stroke of misfortune. Unaffordable housing in Canada is tearing communities apart as long-time residents seek affordable housing elsewhere and businesses shutter because they cannot find staff who can afford to live nearby. For two generations, Canadians have watched affordable housing vanish while other nations have been tackling the problem.
In Home Truths, housing expert Carolyn Whitzman reviews the decades of policy that have gotten us into this mess and shows how all levels of government can work together to provide affordable housing where it is needed. Her compelling arguments for policy solutions are backed by ideas from researchers, planners, politicians, developers, and housing advocates at home and abroad.
Home Truths addresses Canada’s crisis from all sides, including exploring what adequate housing looks like, providing ideas on how to resolve homelessness, explaining why nonmarket housing is crucial for Canada, and showing how and why to tackle ever-growing wealth disparities between renters and those who own.