No quick fix to a broken housing system

If housing is at least twice as expensive as it should be, there are only two short-term solutions: low incomes need to double, or home costs need to be cut in half.

Housing and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson. The federal government must create a long-term plan to address housing and include solutions like rent supplements and low-cost supply, writes Carolyn Whitzman.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY CAROLYN WHITZMAN

July 8, 2026

The recent controversy about the federal and British Columbian governments offering to buy unsold condominiums sheds light on two seemingly conflicting perspectives on...

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