by Bogdan Lihanceanu | May 26, 2011
Kick off the New Year with this introduction to plain language writing principles and practice. In this webinar, you’ll learn why writing in plain language does not mean “dumbing down” your content. You’ll analyze before-and-after examples of government web content...
by Bogdan Lihanceanu | May 11, 2011
What is the rationale for residential rent controls? I was asked this question back in 1983 by the Ontario Commission of Inquiry into Residential Tenancies and I wrote Research Report #6 for the Commission, entitled Market Imperfections and the Role of Rent...
by Bogdan Lihanceanu | May 11, 2011
The Ontario government transferred the cost of provincial social housing programs to municipalities in January of 1998. The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing put the total cost, at that time, at $905 million. Last year, the ministry started billing...
by Bogdan Lihanceanu | May 11, 2011
By endorsing the TDRC, these city councils, national organizations and citizens of Canada indicate their support for our declaration that homelessness in Canada is a National Disaster. Our Emergency Declaration reads: "That the Provincial and Federal...
by Bogdan Lihanceanu | May 11, 2011
Two other factors have influenced our remarks. One is what we understand to be the financial priorities of the Ontario Government The other factor is the desperate situation that more and more families in Ontario are finding themselves in. The housing situation is...
