Streethealth, a community-based nursing group in downtown Toronto, is releasing a new survey of the health conditions of homeless people today (Wednesday, September 19). Based on a detailed review of more than 360 homeless people, the new study builds on the ground-breaking 1992 Street Health report. It makes for grim reading: Here in the richest […]
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Building a great city!
Toronto is the biggest city in Canada, and among the half dozen largest cities in North America, but our city is suffering from a lack of investment in social and physical infrastructure (everything from affordable housing to public transit). Toronto Mayor David Miller launched a new web site today that sets out the facts and […]
The Street Health Report 2007
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Principal Organizations: Street Health Community Nursing Foundation Partner Organizations: St. Michael’s Hospital, Centre for Research on Inner City Health Principal Investigator: Laura Cowan The Street Health Report 2007, launched in September 2007, presents the findings of a survey of 368 homeless adults in Toronto on their health and access to health care. This study was […]
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Another public holiday for Ontario?
One of the political parties contesting the October 10 election in Ontario has revived the age-old idea of an additional public holiday for the province in February (that rather bleak stretch between New Year and the spring that offers little relief). If adopted, that would bring to eight the number of public holidays in Ontario […]
Medical debt and the U.S. housing collapse
As the U.S. subprime housing market continues its collapse, dragging down not only the broader U.S. economy but also many other economies around the world (including thousands of Ontario autoworkers who have lost their jobs in a recent round of layoffs), pause for a moment to consider the many layers of pain that are being […]
Alberta government to shut down homeless encampment
The Alberta government announced yesterday (Monday) that it will move to shut down a homeless encampment in Edmonton on September 15. Edmonton, and Alberta, are experiencing among the worst housing conditions anywhere in Canada – ownership and rent costs are sky-high, the supply is inadequate, there is little government support for affordable housing and few […]
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Toronto – not so liveable, says Pembina Institute
Toronto is a great city – but is it liveable? Not according to the Pembina Institute, a sustainable energy think tank that released on Monday a detailed review of 27 Ontario communities. It looks at environmental, social, economic and community sustainability. The report is full of detailed analysis based on key indicators – a well-researched and […]
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Toronto’s 2006 Street Needs Assessment: Moving To Action
Experts and advocates agree: Toronto’s 2006 homeless street count was fatally flawed and does not provide reliable data to make important decisions about the allocation of funding for shelters, services or housing. This document presented to the Toronto City Council’s Community Services Committee on July 5, 2006 discusses the issues surrounding the 2006 Street Needs Assessment.
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Status Of Affordable Housing And Shelter Initiatives In Toronto
The intent was good, but the process was fatally flawed. City officials say that they want to get a better sense of the scope and scale of Toronto’s homeless population, but the recent homeless street count won’t provide any reliable data to make informed decisions. But there is a way to move forward, by building […]
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Federal Role In Housing: Constitutional And Legal Issues
This Wellesley Institute backgrounder, by Michael Shapcott looks at the constitutional and legal issues regarding the federal role in housing in Canada.
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