Canada's Housing Crisis, and Ottawa's Response

What would it look like if we completely eliminated the private
sector from our rental housing industry and replaced them solely
with social housing, like the prefabricated panel buildings 
(also known as panelkis) of Bulgaria’s Communist era? On this
week’s episode of the Sync or  Swim Podcast, we focus on the
Canadian rental housing industry. Our guest today is Peter 
Shawn Taylor, the Senior Features Editor at the C2C Journal. He’s
here today to discuss his most recent article, titled, ‘Marxism
Won’t Solve Canada’s Rental Housing Crisis — Despite  What
Ottawa Thinks,’ a piece that grabbed the attention of many
players in the Canadian rental housing industry. We dive into an
engaging discussion with Peter and gain his insights into the
current rental housing crisis being faced in Canada. He talks us
through the newly formed  Canadian Federal Housing Advocate
role, what the financialization of housing means, and different
tensions surrounding the root cause and the solution to the
housing crisis. If you’re interested in learning more about
what’s happening in the rental housing industry and how the
crisis is being navigated, this episode is for you. You can also
follow the link to read Peter’s article in the C2C Journal. Don’t
miss out, tune in now! 


Key Points From This Episode:  


Who is Peter Shawn Taylor and what led him to write this
compelling article. 

What the Canadian Federal Housing Advocate, Marie-Josée
Houle, and her office have been  tasked with. 

Financialization of Housing; what this means, according to
Peter. 

Peter’s belief on the root cause of the rental housing crisis
in Canada. 

His “solution” to the housing crisis. 

How the recommendations could essentially eliminate the
private sector from participating in the rental housing
market. 

We discuss Andrey Pavlov and why social housing isn’t the
solution for Canada. 

Why REITs and other private investors offer better housing
options versus Mom and Pop run operations.  

What role the government should play in addressing the
current rental housing crisis. 

A look at other countries and the solutions they’ve
implemented; could they work for  Canada? 

Where listeners can keep up-to-date on what’s happening in
Ottawa. 



 


Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:  


Peter Taylor on LinkedIn 

C2C Journal 

Peter’s Article 

The Financialization of Housing in Canada: Project Summary
Report 

The Uneven Racialized Impacts of Financialization 

National Housing Council 

Rentsync 

Sync or Swim Podcast 


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