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.
By addressing the missing middle, we can correct our current approach of building to satisfy a bottom line and instead build to address long-term needs, vibrancy, and choice, writes Janice Myers.

In every corner of the country, in every local housing market, you’ll find a young Canadian with a good education and reliable career who’s still unable to purchase their first home.

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