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Olha Sotska


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.

opinion | BY OLHA SOTSKA | January 28, 2026

The price tag on housing-enabling infrastructure is prolonging our housing crisis

The cost of infrastructure expansion is typically covered through development charges paid by developers when they build new housing, which exacerbates Canada’s significant affordability crisis.

opinion | BY OLHA SOTSKA | October 8, 2025

Canada’s critical role in solving the energy trilemma

While the growth of renewables is critical (and to be continued), they will largely be layered on top of existing traditional energy sources, rather than replacing them altogether.

opinion | BY OLHA SOTSKA | June 1, 2025