The time Canada built a million cheap homes
Front Burner | CBC News | Posted: December 19, 2023 12:30 PM | Last Updated: December 19, 2023
Housing Minister Sean Fraser says he's bringing back a housing idea from the Second World War that helped build over a million homes.
Could catalogues of pre-approved blueprints create more homes, faster?
What other lessons should we be taking from Canada's post-war housing effort?
How has mass construction of ready-made designs impacted housing in other countries?
Carolyn Whitzman is a housing policy consultant and expert advisor to the Housing Assessment Resource Tools project.
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