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  • Leslie Kern's New Book Challenges Assumptions about Gentrification & Offers Hope in the Face of Rampant Housing Inequality
    Leslie Kern's New Book Challenges Assumptions about Gentrification & Offers Hope in the Face of Rampant Housing Inequality
    September 13, 2022

    Leslie Kern's New Book Challenges Assumptions about Gentrification & Offers Hope in the Face of Rampant Housing Inequality

    Gentrification, and the massive housing affordability crisis to which it is related, is an issue plagued with myths and misunderstandings. As we enter an era where housing has become unaffordable for ...

  • The Fate of Housing in Toronto: John Lorinc on New Essays, Ideas, and Hope for the City's Future
    The Fate of Housing in Toronto: John Lorinc on New Essays, Ideas, and Hope for the City's Future
    July 16, 2019

    The Fate of Housing in Toronto: John Lorinc on New Essays, Ideas, and Hope for the City's Future

    It's hard to imagine any topic more on Torontonians' minds these days than housing. As the city, like so many other cities around the world, becomes more and more unaffordable and both rent and property ...

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