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Podcast: Brian Crombie Radio Hour
Episode: Brian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 1420 - The Housing Crisis with Aled ab Iorwerth
Description: Tonight on The Brian Crombie Hour, Brian interviews Aled ab Iorwerth the Deputy Chief Economist of CMHC about our housing crisis. Aled joined CMHC in 2016, previously had a 15-year career at Finance Canada, in various research and analysis roles that included secondments to Environment Canada and the Council of Canadian Academies. He holds a PhD in Economics from Western University and master’s degrees in European and International Relations and Economics. Aled discusses the CMHC's new modeling approach, which still supports the need for increased housing supply to improve affordability. He says there are structural long-term challenges in the...