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No Vacancy: Vancouver's Housing Crisis: Meet Johnny Tai

Season 5 | Posted on: March 17, 2022

Episode Description

In this No Vacancy digital exclusive, blind martial arts instructor Johnny Tai talks about the adversity and discrimination he’s faced as a tenant with a disability. Johnny rents a basement unit that has seen better days. With new condos on one side of Johnny’s street, and boarded-up units on the other, Johnny's home will be up for re-development soon. Will he be forced to leave?

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Episode Description

In this No Vacancy digital exclusive, blind martial arts instructor Johnny Tai talks about the adversity and discrimination he’s faced as a tenant with a disability. Johnny rents a basement unit that has seen better days. With new condos on one side of Johnny’s street, and boarded-up units on the other, Johnny's home will be up for re-development soon. Will he be forced to leave?

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