Recognizing and Supporting Resilience Principal Organization: Faculty of Community Services at Ryerson University Author: Elizabeth McCay, RN, Ph.D Investigators: Elizabeth McCay, RN, Ph.D; John Langley, MD, FRCP (c); Heather Beanlands, RN, Ph.D; Linda Cooper, RN, Ph.D; Karen Bach, BA, MPsych; Colin Dart, MPsych; Carol Howes, MSW; Susan Miner, Social Services (Dip); Patricia Robinson, RN, C.B.S. […]
Housing
Federal government needs to target housing investments to Canadians who need the help
Canada has a history of successful housing and homelessness initiatives, including “community-up” initiatives like the federal Homelessness Partnering Strategy. But housing insecurity and homelessness remains deep and persistent for millions of Canadians. Canada doesn’t have a national housing plan with targets and timelines, goals and objectives,
Tony Di Pede Affordable Housing Complex
This housing complex was built on the site of the former Wellesley Central Hospital. Its construction was possible through the vision and financial contribution of the Wellesley Institute and the leadership of one of its board members – Tony Di Pede.
Housing is a human right in Ontario. That's the law. Here are the facts…
The Ontario Human Rights Commission has released a legal paper today (global habitat day as proclaimed by the United Nations) that provides a detailed guide to the right to rental housing in Ontario law. The paper is aimed at tenants, landlords, rights advocates and lawyers – and will help guide the application of the Ontario […]
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Exciting news: Bill to create national housing plan passes second reading in House of Commons today
Bill C-304, An Act to ensure secure, adequate, accessible and affordable housing for Canadians, just passed second reading in the House of Commons on Wednesday afternoon and is going to committee for review and possible amendment. This is exciting news – and credit both to MP Libby Davies, who sponsored the legislation, and the many […]
Big news: Ontario inclusionary housing legislation passes second reading
Inclusionary housing (and the promise of thousands of new affordable homes in new developments across the province) is one step closer in Ontario as MPP Cheri DiNovo’s Bill 198 passed second reading in the Ontario Legislature this afternoon. The legislation would amend the Planning Act to give municipalities the power to require developers to include […]
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$125 billion for banks; $2 billion for affordable housing
Sixty-two and one-half years – that’s how long the federal government will have to spend on affordable housing, at the current rate, to equal the $125 billion “emergency” bailout package for banks and other mortgage lenders that federal finance minister James Flaherty has just extended. The profits of Canadian banks have slipped slightly from the […]
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News flash: Three of four parties in Canada's Parliament back national housing plan
Three of Canada’s four political parties in Parliament – a very solid majority – have backed draft legislation to create a long-overdue and much-needed national housing plan. MP Libby Davies (NDP) has introduced Bill C-304, a private member’s bill that would incorporate Canada’s international housing rights obligations into Canadian law. Members of Parliament from the […]
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Right to the city: what can we learn from Chile’s social housing approach?
Chile’s “social housing” approach since the late 1970s allowed hundreds of thousands of poor families to become home owners, and strengthened construction activity in the national economy. However, the low-cost and low-quality housing that was produced has increased socio-spatial discrimination,
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Day two of SOCAP09: Intersection of money, meaning and message
Day two of SOCAP09 was filled with plenaries, workshops and lots of wonderful, often serendipitous encounters with people doing amazing work in United States and around the world. (I am recovering from a bad cold, and managed to avoid going ‘viral’ on my fellow attendees in San Francisco). Full details about SOCAP09, including video and […]
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