Beyond Simply Building More: Policy Options for Combatting the Financialization of Housing in Ontario

To relieve the current housing crisis, the government needs to take immediate action to curb real estate investment and limit the negative impacts of existing investors. However, to ensure that similar housing affordability crises do not reoccur in the long-term future, the Ontario government also needs to introduce new models of housing that decommodify affordable dwellings, rather than expecting for-profit actors to provide market-led solutions.

Building the Whirlwind

Take a deeper look at the individuals and organizations involved in the movement-building that culminated in 2019 in Montreal, which saw 500,000 gather to protest for climate action.

What is Power?

Develop an understanding of power and social change, including practical approaches to campaigning and organizing. Learn how policies are set and decisions made, considering the change(s) you seek and who has the power to make them.

Broadbent Principles