All housing policy should be viewed through an inequality lens.

That is:

• Do the policies or strategies in question exacerbate or reduce housing-related inequalities, both in terms of access and wealth?
• When it comes to access, do they seek to increase the number and quality of available and affordable housing options for a diversity of residents?
• Do they seek to eliminate barriers related to discrimination based on race, class, age, gender, sexuality, physical abilities, tenure type and other factors?
• When it comes to wealth, do they seek to decrease the massive wealth inequalities – between renters and owners, between and within age groups, etc. – that have been driven by housing in Canada and around the world?