Housing news & insights

On April 3, the BC government released its latest housing action plan. This plan makes some important and bold moves. It also misses some key opportunities.

2023 Federal Budget is choosing to beef up the retirement security of seniors more than the financial or climate security of those who follow them

Is the Ontario 2023 Budget really 'working for you'? We bring you seven key takeaways you won't hear in the talking points.

It’s scary to think that we’ve only managed to slow down our out-of-control housing market as a side effect of our attempts to deal with the rising cost of other smaller purchases. If it weren’t for the pandemic-driven supply shortages, The Bank of Canada likely would have continued to allow housing price inflation to run rampant by keeping interest rates low – fueling what we at Gen Squeeze call the cheap credit system.

More than 400 people attended "Housing in the GTA: What's at Stake?," organized by Generation Squeeze, Habitat for Humanity GTA and the Aga Khan Council for Canada’s Future Ready Initiative, hosted at The Ismaili Centre. Check out the recording of the event and an action guide to tackling the housing crisis.

British Columbia Premier Eby’s government faces an uphill climb to improve the NDP’s track record on making BC work for all generations. The 2023 Budget has taken some first steps up this mountain, but there’s more distance to close. We've just released our BC budget breakdown.

A five-decades-old federal tax shelter gives an unfair boost to homeowners in hot markets while shafting residents of the Prairies and Atlantic Canada.

I’d like to tell you about my experience of joining Generation Squeeze to do something about the problems I spent so long observing. I hope that learning about what we’ve been up to – and the progress we have seen so far – give you hope that change is possible. And that you can take part in it!

Gen Squeeze Founder Dr. Paul Kershaw was invited to appear before the Senate Committee on National Finance on December 6, 2022 to discuss commitments made by the Government of Canada in its Fall Economic Statement.