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I Was Invited to Ottawa and Told the Senate, "We Have a Major Problem"...

November 20, 2025 • Vince Gaetano

I just did what most Canadians wish they could — I went to Ottawa and spoke directly to the Senate about Canada’s broken housing system. And they listened. This week I share some of the key topics I discussed in front of the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Commerce and the Economy — a room full of sharp minds trying to untangle the housing mess Canada has engineered over the past 20 years. I opened with what every Canadian already feels: affordability isn’t strained — it’s shattered. I told them: we don’t have a housing supply problem; we have a system design problem...

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