Could B.C.'s plan fix the housing crisis?
b'Vancouver is just one of many cities in Canada in the middle of a housing affordability crisis. This week, B.C. Premier David Eby floated a new plan that would mean some big changes.\\n\\nIn Greater Vancouver, the benchmark price for a single family home is over $1.8 million, and rents have gone up too. An average 2-bedroom apartment rents for $2,000 a month \\u2013 if you can find one, with vacancy rates around one per cent.\\n\\nToday, Mike Moffatt, an Assistant Professor at the Ivey Business School at Western University, takes us through B.C.\\u2019s new plan and whether the policy could provide a roadmap for the rest of the country.\\n\\nFor transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts'