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"Over the last decade, rent-controlled units in Ontario should have only increased in price by 16.5 per cent. In reality, they surged more than threefold by 54.5 per cent, according to CCPA Ontario" #onpoli #canpoli #cndpoli thestar.com/opinion/contri…

Since 1980, the Federal gov sold off 130 parcels of land in the GTA. Less than 5% of the homes built on this once-public land have affordability requirements. "A squandering of public assets by gov's without a consistent housing policy” Sean Grisdale theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

The latest from Ricardo Tranjan: "Rents and house prices will continue to rise for as long as governments allow investors to gamble with people’s homes." #cdnpoli thestar.com/opinion/high-i…

“In long-term care, elderly are being evicted from nursing homes so owners can cash in on the real estate … If more companies providing care are bought by private equity and driven to collapse, the disruption will be immense.” thestar.com/business/opini…

Introducing Progressive Political Economy – a new series spotlighting progressive economists paving the way for a more just Canada. In our first episode DT Cochrane of Canadian Labour responds to claims that Canada faces a "productivity" crisis. youtube.com/watch?v=W6d_kO…

Last month Jeremy Withers joined the Perspectives Journal podcast to outline the rise of investor ownership and Canada's housing crisis. "When we look at the data more closely, a pattern jumps out quite immediately." Listen to the full episode at perspectivesjournal.ca

Thank you Bruce Arthur and Toronto Star for writing about the harassment and defamation directed at me by the Federal Conservative Party, fuelled by fact-less right wing media As I said in the article: yes, I am afraid They have been escalating against me for 14 months.

Solidarity with the students at the Peoples’ Circle for Palestine! Join labour, students and allies for a solidarity rally @ 31 Kings College Circle, U of T, today at 3:00 pm. Universities should be where we learn to debate and disagree with each other–without the fear of

The fear mongering from wealthy stakeholders about shrinking the capital gains loophole is relentless. But repetition never outweighs the truth. Tell Ottawa you’re not buying it: bit.ly/C4TFcg

Most of the inflation debate is focused on the U.S. and EU. But while inflation in rich countries is almost back to the 2% target, in developing countries it is still close to 8%.

We've been asking CBC to report on own use evictions for years and today they thankfully delivered. Still, there was a lot left out of this analysis that we feel is important. A 🧵on whats missing: 1/ youtube.com/watch?v=XDqoey…

My latest for The Walrus The antidote to right-wing populism is a genuinely alternative, clearly articulated economic program, one that describes how the state can unapologetically intervene on behalf of working families. That's not on offer in #cdnpoli. thewalrus.ca/poilievre-econ…

BREAKING: Fairbnb Canada Network calls on the federal government to release the urgently needed $50 million short-term rental enforcement fund (STR) announced ten months ago to help municipalities crack down on illegal ghost hotels. National Right to Housing Network Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario #Cdnpoli #BCpoli

Doug Ford wants us to focus on Donald Trump. We should be focusing on his disastrous record instead. My latest for the Toronto Star: thestar.com/opinion/contri…

The man at the centre of the Greenbelt scandal and a staffer on Ford’s re-election campaign are accused of fraud & unjust enrichment by a landowner who alleges he paid $1.5 million after being promised a zoning change. Big scoop from TheTrillium.ca thetrillium.ca/news/politics/… #onpoli

The homelessness crisis must be a top election issue — and right now, neither OntarioLiberalParty or Ontario PC Party have any homelessness platform. Let them know this issue is urgent and that Ontario — especially the 80,000 who are homeless — deserve a plan: homelessrights.ca/get-involved

Highly recommend this data-heavy, policy-oriented, very readable new 80+page report. It tracks the📈role of financialization & investor ownership in decoupling home prices from incomes across 🇨🇦 since the 90s. Happy to see my research adding to this important analysis.