Canada's Federal Housing Advocate says it could take until 2060 for all Canadians to have access to an affordable home. Is that just a realistic target? And is it reasonable to ask an entire generation to give up on their homeownership dreams for the next 3.5 decades?

This week on DemograFix, Mike and Cara dive into the idea of “housing triage”: should governments focus on ending homelessness first, then tackle affordable housing for low-income Canadians, and only later address the middle-class housing crisis? Or is that a false choice?

They discuss:
-Why some advocates think housing should be solved in stages.
-Whether building more market-rate homes actually helps reduce homelessness.
-What a 2060 affordability target means for young Canadians trying to build a life.
-The politics of falling home prices—and why governments avoid the conversation.
-Whether Canada can solve the housing crisis without asking a generation to wait decades for a home.

Can we afford to prioritize one housing crisis over another? Or does solving the housing shortage mean tackling them all at once?

#Housing #CanadaHousing #HousingCrisis #RealEstate #AffordableHousing #Homeownership #CanadianPolitics #HousingPolicy #MissingMiddlePodcast

Chapters:

00:00 Housing Triage: Who Should Be Helped First?

00:01 What Is the Federal Housing Advocate?

00:03 Why the Report Says Housing Won't Be Affordable Until 2060

00:05 Should Young Canadians Accept a Lifetime of Unaffordability?

00:07 The Flaw in Treating Housing Like a Zero-Sum Game

00:09 Why Building More Homes Helps Reduce Homelessness

00:11 Can Canada Solve the Housing Crisis Within a Decade?

00:13 Why Governments Keep Missing Housing Targets

00:14 The Politics of Lower Home Prices

00:17 What Happens If Young Canadians Give Up on Canada?

Hosted by Mike Moffatt & Cara Stern & Sabrina Maddeaux

Produced by Meredith Martin

Funded by the Neptis Foundation https://neptis.org/