While politicians acknowledge the importance of affordable housing, there is insufficient emphasis on social housing, which involves publicly owned or non-profit housing that is substantially subsidized to ensure that low-income renters pay no more than 30% of their gross income on rent.

Guest: Dr. Shauna MacKinnon, Professor and Department Chair of Urban and Inner-City Studies at the University of Winnipeg

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