Canada’s housing system is broken and, during this election, municipalities are pushing to fix it. Finding adequate and affordable housing has become increasingly difficult -- not only for low-income Canadians but for middle and modest income earners too. Low housing starts, high homeownership costs, and almost no new construction of private rental housing (even when 1/3 of Canadians are renters!) have prevented many Canadians from buying homes and has put a strain on affordable rental housing.