Canada’s National Housing Strategy claims to be grounded in a human rights framework, but the needs of Indigenous women and children are not being met.
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Progress on housing policy has been patchy, in part because there’s no national plan guiding efforts to address homelessness. A bill currently in front of parliament could fix this.
An ageing population is caught in a perfect storm of rising house prices and rents, falling home ownership rates, mortgage debt carried into retirement, insecure rentals and a lack of social housing.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s comments about housing not being the primary responsibility of the federal government miss the mark.
To address chronic homelessness, the federal government needs to include funding for longer-term supportive housing in its National Housing Strategy.
Young adults are among the groups most adversely affected by the housing crisis. Foreign-born young adults, in particular, are disproportionately more likely to live in unaffordable housing.
Halfway through its 10-year mandate to address issues like affordability and homelessness, the National Housing Strategy is providing little benefit for the vast majority of vulnerable households.
England’s housing strategy will consume our entire carbon budget by 2050 – there are alternatives, but they face political and economic barriers.
As Canada offers international students additional pathways to residency, we must improve support and retention strategies if we expect students to contribute to our sustained growth.
Ensuring visible minorities have equitable access to affordable housing is an important step in fulfilling the National Housing Strategy’s goal to make affordable housing available to all Canadians.
Despite greater human rights protections, LGBTQ+ people in Canada still face challenges and discrimination when it comes to housing.
The government-backed body set up to help finance social housing providers is providing longer-term, cheaper loans. What’s still missing in Australia is direct public investment in new housing.
There are many winners in a scenario in which Canada’s minority government enacts stronger supports for non-profit housing. The biggest are those who would get secure and affordable homes.
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Associate Professor, Sociology cross-listed in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University
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Housing Policy Researcher, Expert Advisor, Housing Assessment Resource Tools and Adjunct Professor, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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PhD Student, Department of Sociology, University of Toronto
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Full Professor and Associate Vice-President, Research, Mount Saint Vincent University
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Associate Professor, School of Planning, Dalhousie University
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Associate Professor, Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of British Columbia
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Associate Professor, Geography and Urban Studies, Western Sydney University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Design and the Built Environment, Curtin University
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Adjunct Professor, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
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Research Fellow, Housing, Homelessness and Urban Studies (HHAUS) Research Group, Swinburne University of Technology
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Associate Professor and Discipline Lead Property, Curtin University
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Associate Professor, The Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing, Western University
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Professor of Housing & Social Policy, HHAUS Housing, Homelessness & Urban Studies, Swinburne University of Technology
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Emeritus Professor, RMIT University
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