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December 22, 2021 
Myth-busting the housing crisis
The housing crisis is clear: people are living in their relatives’ garages, or in the subway, or outdoors in parks, or on sidewalks. The solution…
housing
Interview
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November 2, 2021
Toronto’s housing double standard
Toronto city council recently deferred a housing framework for legalized multiple-tenant housing (MTH) presented by planning staff. Spring Magazine’s Loretta Fisher spoke with a long-time…
Analysis
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October 28, 2021
In the 1930s, Canadian socialists championed beautiful public housing
Almost a century ago, Canadian socialists advanced a vision for cities built in the interest of people, not profit, that included gorgeous public housing. We should look to their ideas to learn how we can revitalize public life.
News
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October 13, 2021
Housing deferred is justice denied
On October 1, Toronto City Councilors were finally supposed to vote on the planned initiative for regulated multiple-tenant affordable housing. But voting was once again…
Feature
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October 6, 2021
No accountability, no justice, no homes: Toronto City Council’s approach to encampments
It has been months since the encampment evictions that garnered national attention and outrage in Toronto this summer, however none of the city’s actions have…
Op-ed
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September 24, 2021
Legalize multi-tenant housing
The following is a deputation delivered to City Councillors ahead of the October 1 vote on the proposal to legalize multi-tenant housing. I was relieved…
Op-ed
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August 26, 2021
From pandemic to uprising: Lessons from the Winnipeg general strike
In 1918 the world was rocked by a global pandemic. Doctors were stumped by how to treat this mysterious virus that was killing patients. Masks…
News
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August 19, 2021
Halifax encampment raids show we need homes not cops
The Halifax Regional Police’s violent eviction of encampments takes place amidst a housing crisis. The newly elected premier is pro-landlord and pro-developer. The actions of the HRM and the HRP on Wednesday offer a glimpse of what many more people could face.
News
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July 27, 2021
Oppose encampment evictions
On July 26 a No Encampment Evictions rally was held in front of Toronto City Hall demanding that Mayor John Tory and City Council defund…
Op-ed
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April 9, 2021
On shaky ground: Canada’s assault on the home
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages, the response from the Canadian government on federal, provincial, and local levels has been to put people in even further…
News
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March 1, 2021
Toronto needs housing not lawsuits
On Sunday, February 28, the Encampment Support Network (ESN) organized a peaceful action in front of Mayor John Tory’s residence at One Bedford Road. While…
Op-ed
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February 22, 2021
Montreal needs a housing plan at the scale of the crisis
With no measure of accountability for landlords, little recourse for tenants, and an underfunded rental board increasingly siding with property owners, the City needs to decide who has the right to live in Montreal.