What Trudeau’s Housing Minister Has to Say for Himself

He was the immigration minister when we rehauled the Temporary Foreign Worker Program. He’s now the housing minister, tackling Canada’s massive housing crisis. He’s got a huge job.

This week, host Mattea Roach asks the hard-hitting questions about mistakes the Liberals have made, and how they plan to fix it.

Host: Mattea Roach

Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Sam Konnert (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Max Collins (Production Manager), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)

Guests: Minister Sean Fraser

Background reading:

• Liberal Housing Plan
• UN report on Canada's temporary foreign workers details the many ways they've been abused - CBC News
• Housing minister denies he ignored warning about immigration levels and housing supply - National Post
• Feds identify 56 government properties for conversion to affordable housing - CP24

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