In late January, days before the Ontario election was called, Abacus Data surveyed more than 1,000 Ontarians who were eligible to vote, asking: what issues would you most like to see debated? While one issue — dealing with the impact of Donald Trump’s tariffs — is recent, the other answers pointed to ongoing provincial problems. A team of Star journalists set out to answer: how is Ontario doing now, as compared to our last election? Today, we look at why our housing crisis has gotten so bad, an issue selected by 38 per cent of respondents.
Ontario’s housing affordability crisis persists more than two years after the last provincial election.