Property Wrongs: The Seventy-Year Fight for Public Housing in Winnipeg

by Doug Smith

Until 1969, the City of Winnipeg had undertaken only two public housing projects even though the failure of the market to provide adequate housing for low-income Winnipeggers had been apparent since the beginning of the century. By 1919, providing housing was a significant issue in municipal politics that was embraced by civic officials, professionals, reformers, labour leaders and social democratic politicians. It also became a proxy issue for...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1773635972
• ISBN13: 9781773635972
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: Fernwood Publishing
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"