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- Title
Property wrongs: The seventy‐year fight for public housing in Winnipeg.
- Authors
Harris, Richard
- Abstract
This article, titled "Property wrongs: The seventy-year fight for public housing in Winnipeg," provides an eloquent and well-documented account of the housing struggles in Winnipeg, focusing on the period up until the late 1960s. The author, Doug Smith, highlights the failure of the private housing market to provide adequate housing for everyone and the ongoing efforts of campaigners to address this issue. The narrative also emphasizes the resistance of the business community and the political power dynamics that have influenced the development of housing initiatives for low-income households. The article offers a chronological overview of the housing problems in Winnipeg, including the impact of political battles and the limited success of public housing projects. It also briefly compares Winnipeg's housing situation to that of other Canadian cities and mentions the role of homeownership promotion in government initiatives. The article concludes by acknowledging the persistence required for effective activism in addressing housing issues.
- Subjects
WINNIPEG (Man.); PUBLIC housing; HOUSING; EMERGENCY housing; HOUSING development; TEMPORARY housing
- Publication
Canadian Geographer, 2024, Vol 68, Issue 1, pe7
- ISSN
0008-3658
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/cag.12887