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The skyline is filled with glass towers and a couple of cranes.

Condos to co-ops: It makes sense to turn unsold units into social housing

Pothole in a Montreal's street.

Cities are closer to Canada’s problems than they are to the money

A worker in a white helmet stands on scaffolding near the support beams for a roof.

How Build Canada Homes can build affordable housing fast

Three cranes working on three towers are in darkened silhouette against a dark blue sky.

B.C.’s Bill 11 improves housing safety, but raises risks for tenants

Six pots of coffee beans.

Canadians aren’t imagining the cost-of-living crisis

Aerial view of a waterside rural First Nations community.

Court rulings confirm duty to provide housing and safe water for First Nations. Now what?

Workers work on a house frame wrapped in plastic against a clear blue sky.

Build Canada Homes: The shift to prefabricated housing is more complex than it seems

Stone façade of a building with two signs advertising a 4½ apartment for rent. One is an orange “For rent” sign; the other is a handwritten notice with details.

Escaping the housing trap: what the Carney budget reveals

Can building more affordable housing be compatible with local democracy?

A low-rise condo project of about four storeys is partially built, with exposed concrete and lime-green membranes covering most of the surfaces. The spaces for window have no glass yet. Two men work on the roof and top floor.

Why bricks and mortar alone won’t solve the housing crisis

B.C. ban on public consumption of some drugs would harm the vulnerable

The case for the legislative protection of cash

Oregon’s decriminalization of drugs has lessons for B.C.

Three tents are shown in front of the concrete support of an overpass which is covered in graffiti.

Tent cities are not just a municipal problem

Why green construction is needed to affordably increase housing supply

Why is housing cheaper in Quebec than in Ontario?

Trudeau enters a room in a daycare, with Furey behind him, passing through the doorway. The walls are bright orange and covered with stickers depicting pastel-coloured balloons and ice-cream cones with the dates of birthdays of the children written on the scoops of ice cream. Letters on the wall spell out “birthdays are sweet.” Other papers taped to the wall show the alphabet and numbers. Low shelves hold markers, crayons and other drawing supplies. The two men are smiling, and both wear dark pants, a white shirt and red ties.

Let’s make a deal: The Trudeau government’s social policy leadership

Racial disparities are barriers to progress that can’t be ignored

Harnessing growth to create positive neighbourhood change

CMHC is supportive of renovations, but our tax laws are not

Community self-determination can address the Northern housing crisis

Hitting the reset button on the national housing strategy

Ontario’s growth targets won’t solve the province’s housing crisis

Heritage properties need not be sacrificed for housing growth

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