by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Jan 10, 2022 | Uncategorized
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. Here are 10 things to know. 1....
by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Dec 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
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. Here are 10 things to know. 1. There have been...
by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Dec 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
COVID-19 has made the gaps in the systems that serve people experiencing homelessness more visible. It has also resulted in an increased number of people sheltering-in-place in parks and other public places. In B.C.’s capital, the provincial government responded by...
by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Dec 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
When we were first brainstorming the knowledge mobilization topic to present on at the National Conference on Ending Homelessness last month, someone on our team asked, “How has COVID-19 changed the way we mobilize knowledge?” Our first reaction was – it hasn’t. We’ve...
by Bogdan Lihanceanu | Nov 30, 2021 | General
Earlier this year, CMHC released a report on the evictions landscape in Canada. The report offers a new way of understanding evictions, with implications for prevention, housing policy, and tenant supports. The analysis also sets the stage for a new, multi-year...
