‘Your friends are constantly keeping your feet to the fire’: meet two staffers helping to confront Canada’s housing crisis

‘Housing is an important issue, it’s an important issue for the Canadian people, it’s an important issue for young people, it’s an important issue for me,’ says Josh Mbandi.

Josh Mbandi, left, is an Ontario regional affairs adviser to Housing and Infrastructure Minister Sean Fraser, while Sebastian Clarke, right, is director of operations and engagements.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feature

BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

February 7, 2024

Canada’s housing affordability crisis is among the most pressing public policy issues facing the federal government today, and the importance of acting to address it isn’t lost on Sebastian Clarke and Joshua Mbandi, two young Black Canadians, and renters, working in Hous...

To keep reading, subscribe and become a political insider.

Only $7.76 a week for an annual subscription.

Enjoy unlimited website access and the digital newspaper.

Cancel anytime.

Already a Subscriber?

Get Fridays: Hill Life & People Newsletter

Itâ€™s all about the people: the latest on parliamentarians, political staff, and politicos.

By entering your email address you consent to receive email from The Hill Times containing news, analysis, updates and offers. You may unsubscribe at any time. See our privacy policy