The fight for affordable housing in the cities

Listen to “The Fight for Affordable Housing in the Cities (Housing Party ep2)” on Spreaker.

On a new episode of ‘Housing Party’ human rights scholar David DesBaillets speaks with Projet Montréal city councilor Craig Sauvé about how the city’s progressive civic government is making gains for housing access and affordability in its ambitious 20/20/20 agenda.

Join DesBaillets every two months for a new conversation on housing in Canada with experts, policy wonks and scholars examining the challenges cities face in providing affordable, adequate and accessible housing for Canadians.

For more on Projet Montréal‘s 20/20/20 agenda go to http://www.projetmontreal.org/logements_familiaux_projets_immobiliers

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