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Federal crackdown on illegal short-term rentals is good, but not good enough

If the feds are serious about tackling non-compliant Airbnb-type rentals, they should go after the platforms, not just the users

Beleaguered federal government unlikely to turn the page with restrained fiscal update

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland talks up housing and affordability while austerity looms

Canada is building fewer homes today than during pandemic economy shutdown

Interest rate hikes are behind the collapse of new housing

Parliament is resuming. What should progressives be watching for?

Now that the summer break is over, the federal government is back in session amidst a cost-of-living crisis.

How much is $8.28 billion? Greenbelt giveaway is a gold mine

With that kind of money, developers could buy 60,000 brand new Cadillacs — or 100 high-end private jets

AFB 2024: Affordable housing and homelessness

Alternative Federal Budget: what the federal government could achieve on affordable housing and homelessness

The federal government could make real progress on housing affordability

Federal cabinet ministers are meeting in Charlottetown to discuss the housing crisis

Greenbelt scandal: What does “accountability” mean?

There’s no sign that anybody will face real consequences for the $10 billion giveaway

Canada is not going to build its way to housing affordability

Supply-side housing economics ignores a number of important factors

Can’t afford the rent

There is no province in Canada where workers can afford an apartment at minimum wage. The neighborhood-level data paints a dire picture of out-of-control rents.

How much do I need to earn to afford an apartment in my neighborhood?

Tenants across the country are feeling the pinch from landlords. Just how bad is it where you live?

Filling Data Gaps in the Nova Scotia Housing Crisis

As it stands, the province relies on small non-profits for data collection—we need more to address the crisis.

Lack of affordable housing in Nova Scotia requires urgent action

It’s time for the provincial government to step up for tenants

Quebec is proposing to gut tenants' rights with a new law

Bill 31 would remove some significant rights from tenants, and hand over more discretionary power to landlords

This is a class struggle, not a housing crisis—and it’s time to pick a side

Ricardo Tranjan's latest book, The Tenant Class, asks you to pick a side. Do you stand in solidarity with the rising tenant class, or will you uphold the exploitative status quo?