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Innovation in Homelessness System Planning: A scan of 13 Canadian cities
The COVID-19 public health and economic crisis has presented challenges for Canadian cities working to prevent and respond to homelessness. This report provides an overview of major developments in homelessness planning across...
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Isolation, Physical Distancing and Next Steps Regarding Homelessness: A scan of 12 Canadian cities
In Canada’s major cities, homelessness officials have partnered with health officials and others to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic—arguably this sector’s greatest challenge since the Great Depression. Typically, local officials have done so...
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Research
10 things to know about what causes homelessness
I’m writing an open-access e-book on homelessness and have just released Chapter 1 titled “What causes homelessness?” The PDF version of the full chapter is available here. Here are 10...
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The Minister of Housing’s Mandate Letter
On 16 December 2021, mandate letters for Canada’s federal ministers were made public. The letter for Canada’s Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion, available here, contains an important set of marching orders....
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COVID and Homelessness: 10 things to know
I was recently invited by The Economics Society of Northern Alberta to speak at their 2022 Outlook Conference about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on homelessness. My slide deck is located here....
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Innovation in Homelessness System Planning: A Scan of 13 Canadian Cities
I recently wrote a report, commissioned by the Calgary Homeless Foundation, providing an overview of recent developments in homelessness planning across the following 13 Canadian cities: Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton,...
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Ten Things to Know about the Green Party’s Housing Platform
With Canadians heading to the polls in a federal election this month, the Green Party of Canada has released its election platform, which includes a section on housing. Here are 10...
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Ten Things to Know about the Bloc Québécois’ Housing Platform
With Canadians heading to the polls in a federal election this month, the Bloc Québécois (‘the Bloc’) have released their election platform, which includes a section on housing. Here are 10...