Join us on Thursday, 1 May for a conversation around the publication Home Truths: Fixing Canada’s Housing Crisis, Carolyn Whitzman’s latest book published by On Point Press and UBC Press.

In Home Truths, Whitzman reviews the decades of policy that have led to the housing affordability crisis in Canada. Her arguments for policy solutions are supported by ideas from researchers, planners, politicians, developers, and housing advocates within Canada and abroad. Whitzman addresses this crisis from all sides, including exploring what adequate housing looks like, providing ideas on how to resolve homelessness, explaining why non-market housing is crucial for Canada, and showing how and why to address the ever-growing wealth disparities between renters and those who own.

This event is open to the public, no reservation needed. Seating is limited.

Dr. Carolyn Whitzman is a housing and social policy researcher. She is an Adjunct Professor and Senior Housing Researcher at University of Toronto’s School of Cities, undertaking research on scaling up affordable and nonmarket housing supply. She has worked as an expert advisor to UBC’s Housing Assessment Resource Tools (HART) project, which developed standardized best practices for analyzing housing need, using government land for nonmarket housing, and nonmarket property acquisition, all of which has influenced federal policy. She was a Professor of Urban Planning at the University of Melbourne (2003-2019) and a Senior Policy Planner at the City of Toronto (1989-99), she has also provided expertise to national, state/provincial and local governments, UN Women, UN Habitat, and private and non-profit organizations.