Matt Spoke: Canada needs a smarter approach to housing taxation
7 March 2025
David Eby is holding Canada back
‘It’s an incredibly precarious moment for the prime minister’: Hub Politics on Carney’s charm offensive in Washington
Is Danielle Smith a traitor, or is she Canada’s most effective unofficial ambassador to the U.S.?
David Polansky: Canada’s faux foreign policy leadership
‘It’s like having a compass that has no north star’: MP Jamil Jivani on why young men feel lost and forgotten
David Eby is holding Canada back
‘It’s an incredibly precarious moment for the prime minister’: Hub Politics on Carney’s charm offensive in Washington
Is Danielle Smith a traitor, or is she Canada’s most effective unofficial ambassador to the U.S.?
David Polansky: Canada’s faux foreign policy leadership
‘It’s like having a compass that has no north star’: MP Jamil Jivani on why young men feel lost and forgotten
Housing
The Hub’s news and commentary aim to understand the economic and political forces that are influencing the housing market.
Need to Know: Poilievre is right to be skeptical of Carney’s budget proposal
25 February 2025
Mike Moffatt: On housing, Doug Ford deserves a big red F
6 February 2025
Christopher Hume: We must value housing as more than a simple commodity
29 January 2025
Mike Moffatt: The solution to the housing crisis is simple: Increase the freedom to actually build homes
6 January 2025
Trudeau will flounder, Trump will tower, and the housing crisis will get worse: The Hub’s can’t-miss predictions for 2025
23 December 2024
Mike Moffatt: Want to solve the housing crisis? Make it easier to build better neighbourhoods
22 November 2024
Hunter Prize: Less government, less spending, less taxes, fewer regulations, more homes—The simple equation for more affordable housing in Canada
1 November 2024
Hunter Prize: Want to lower both housing costs and emissions? It’s time to embrace utility financing of infrastructure
1 November 2024
Hunter Prize: Turning single homes into many—The case for multi-unit conversions in major Canadian cities
31 October 2024
Hunter Prize: Canada has a ton of underutilized commercial real estate. Let’s turn it into housing
31 October 2024
Hunter Prize: Echoes of abundance—The forgotten formula to solve Canada’s housing crisis
30 October 2024
Hunter Prize: The national debate on the housing crisis is missing one critical aspect—the excessive influence of investors
30 October 2024
Hunter Prize: Why introducing a land value tax is the key to solving Canada’s housing affordability crisis
29 October 2024
Hunter Prize: Municipal tinkering won’t be enough to fix the housing crisis. Provinces should pass a ‘right to build’
29 October 2024
Mike Moffatt: Poilievre’s new housing plan isn’t flawless—but it’s close
29 October 2024
Hunter Prize: From red tape to red bricks—Fixing municipal finance to deliver more housing
28 October 2024
Hunter Prize: Want to build more houses? We must adjust the committees of adjustment
28 October 2024
Mike Moffatt: One simple way the federal government could save Canadian homebuyers nearly $2 billion a year
16 October 2024
Donald Wright: The first step in solving Canada’s housing crisis? Implement a non-delusional immigration policy
11 October 2024
