The Affordable Housing Crisis: A Policy Disaster

Fredericton Community Coalition presents: Connections a Community Conversation Panel Series

Date: September 11th, 2024

Panel: 3:00 PM

Location: Tilley Hall Room 205, UNB

Featuring Panelists: Dr Tobin LeBlanc Haley (Dept. of Sociology) and Nicola Taylor (Chair of NB ACORN)

During the panel they will discuss the main reasons for the current housing affordability crisis – 1) The federal exit from building housing and years of de-funding, and 2) The entry of housing-as-investment model of REITs. They will talk about what can be done, the need for organizing and reclaiming this basic right.

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