When Prime Minister Mark Carney called out “build, baby, build” to the cheering crowd on Canada Day, it was more than a rallying cry. It was federal policy. A key part of the government’s plan is to double the number of homes — faster and more affordably — with the help of a new crown entity, Build Canada Homes.

It’s an inspiring vision, yet not the first of its kind.

Most of us can still spot wartime houses around our neighbourhoods, which were built in the 1940s to tackle the severe postwar housing crisis. Led by the federal government, they provided affordable housing at scale. But despite being designed partly to support veterans, many with combat-related injuries, these houses were not built to account for people’s diverse and changing disabilities.

Despite everything we should kno

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