How did renting in Toronto get so bad?

Toronto’s rental prices continue to make the city more and more unaffordable. CBC Toronto’s Shannon Martin explores the city’s most debated rent issues, the history of building rentals, rent-control policy and the future of Toronto’s rental market.

00:00 – Introduction
00:35 – Understanding Toronto’s rental pain points
13:15 – When did Toronto run out of rentals?
22:30 – What happened to Toronto when rent control went away?
30:21 – What happens if Toronto stays unaffordable?

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