Supply skepticism makes tackling the housing crisis even harder

Housing supply skepticism means the challenge for Build Canada Homes (BCH), the agency tasked with accelerating housing supply, is now twofold: rapidly increase the pace of construction while also countering the misplaced rhetoric that denies the scale of the problem. Photo by NICK PROCAYLO/PNG

By Murtaza Haider and Stephen Moranis

Canada is in the midst of a severe housing shortage, yet some advocates argue that building more homes is not the answer. A few even claim that the country has already built enough housing. These arguments fly in the face of both data and economic consensus.

This supply skepticism means the challenge for Build Canada Homes (BCH), the agency tasked with accelerating housing supply, is now twofold: rapidly increase the pace of construction while also counteri