Detailed conversations and discussions about the challenges, concerns and real life pain caused by the lack of financially accessible, truly affordable housing in Canada. How the long term lack of supply has artificially increased the cost of housing to the point where many people simply can no longer afford basic housing. Steven is an expert in the ins and outs of building housing and in particular how to build housing fast.

This episode of Let's Talk Housing discusses Canada's ongoing housing affordability crisis and potential solutions. Host Steven Haylestrom interviews guests about Vancouver's innovative transitional housing program and the lack of progress on the federal government's affordable housing plan. Haylestrom questions why housing prices are rising much faster than construction costs and wages.
The episode examines the housing challenges faced by immigrants, foreign students, and middle-income workers in Canada. Guests discuss how language around housing has shifted its perception from a human right to a commodity. Haylestrom also analyzes rental cost data that shows cities like Vancouver and Brampton experiencing year-over-year increases above 20%.
In the second half, Haylestrom notes Canada's projected housing shortage of 3.4 million homes by 2030 according to the CMHC. He advocates for sustainable, manufactured housing solutions used in other countries. Haylestrom aims to present innovative construction methods that could build 20,000 homes in six months. The episode concludes by seeking interviewees and support for a public housing solutions forum in Peterborough.