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CBC Massey Lectures

After all these years and all these recommendations, why are we still in a housing crisis? t we been able to build our way out of the problem?

Thu, Oct 29, 2026, 7:30 p.m.Date & time
National Arts Centre / Centre national des Arts Ottawa, ON
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After all these years and all these recommendations, why are we still in a housing crisis? Why haven?t we been able to build our way out of the problem? If we?ve collectively lost our way, how do we find our way back home? In the 2026 CBC Massey Lectures, Housing Inc.: A Global Takeover and Our Fight for Home, world expert on human rights and housing Leilani Farha reckons with a crisis engineered by governments and perfected by financial firms. In her fifth and final lecture, she argues we need more than a policy fix or a change in zoning law. We need to fundamentally reimagine home ? and put people back at the centre.

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  • Public saleStarts Mon, Jul 13, 2026, 10:00 a.m. · Ends Thu, Oct 29, 2026, 7:30 p.m.

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Presale/PréventeStarts Mon, Jul 6, 2026, 10:00 a.m. · Ends Sun, Jul 12, 2026, 11:59 p.m.

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Net Capacity/Capacité net: 930 NOTE: All prices include HST (13%) and facility fee. A portion of the fee is directed to the National Arts Centre Foundation to support creation in the performing arts. NOTA : Tous les prix incluent la TVH (13 %) et les frais d'établissement, dont une partie est versée à la Fondation du Centre national des Arts en appui à la création dans le domaine des arts de la scène.
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