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Housing affordability has become one of the most talked-about problems of Canadian life. Housing prices have been rapidly rising ,and rent – per many renters – is too damn high.

In this episode of In/Equality, host Debra Thompson speaks with Yushu Zhu, assistant professor at Simon Fraser University, who studies housing stratification. What does housing inequality look like across Canada, and particularly in Vancouver, one of the hottest housing markets? How did the pandemic affect housing inequality? How much does lack of supply play into affordability? Tune in for discussions of these questions and more.

This episode is part of the In/Equality Podcast series.

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Debra Thompson
Dr. Debra Thompson is the Canada Research Chair in Racial Inequality in Democratic Societies at McGill University and a leading scholar of the comparative politics of race.
Yushu Zhu
Yushu Zhu is an assistant professor of urban studies and public policy at Simon Fraser University. Her research focuses on the spatial and temporal patterns of housing stratification, sense of home, and social relations that constitute urban neighborhoods, in the context of dynamic urban processes. She pays special attention to communities of immigrants, low-income populations, ethnic minorities, and other equity-seeking groups.

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