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Fixing up housing policy - from research to reality

by Jim Dunn and Cynthia Belaskie, CHEC - Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative
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  • Alexandra Flynn: housing and justice are completely intertwined

    June 26, 2024 · 28 min

    Alexandra Flynn an Assistant Professor at UBC's Allard School of Law. She is the principal investigator of CHEC’s Balanced Supply of Housing Node. She is the Director of the Housing Research Collaborative, which comprises CMHC and…

  • Justin Lewis says we need to look at everything

    December 13, 2023 · 46 min

    Read the City of Hamilton’s Housing Sustainability and Investment Roadmap. Jim Dunn is the Director of the Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative. Cynthia Belaskie is a managing director at McMaster University. Like what you're hearing?…

  • The 15% solution - Heather Tremain and Options for Homes

    December 6, 2023 · 36 min

    Learn more about Options for Homes. Jim Dunn is the Director of the Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative. Cynthia Belaskie is a managing director at McMaster University. Like what you're hearing? Subscribe, rate, review, and…

  • Even the big banks say we need more affordable housing

    November 29, 2023 · 33 min

    Here’s a link to Rebecca Young's report: Canadian Housing Affordability Hurts | Post (scotiabank.com) She also released a report on seniors and aging at home: Rethinking Retirement in an Age of Longevity | Post (scotiabank.com) Jim Dunn is…

  • Why land should be communal property

    November 22, 2023 · 36 min

    Learn more about the innovative thinking that comes out of Alastair Parvin's Open Systems lab.  This season of Fixing up housing policy - From Research to Reality is all about concrete research-based solutions to the housing crisis. Jim…

  • Leilani Farha on housing as a human right

    November 16, 2023 · 35 min

    Leilani Farha is the Global Director of The Shift, a nonprofit that focuses on the human right to housing. Between 2014 and 2020, she was the United Nations special rapporteur on adequate housing. Leilani shares her ideas on…

  • Here comes our new season

    November 13, 2023 · 3 min

    Hosts Jim Dunn and Cynthia Belaskie are back. This season features big thinkers sharing their visionary ideas on how to fix our housing crisis. First episode is dropping Wednesday!

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About the show

Housing policy is a mess in Canada. Here's how to fix it: Take all the best housing research, crunch the numbers, and translate that research into reality. This conversation is for researchers, students, and everyone who wants to make housing more affordable for more people. Jim Dunn is the Director of the Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative. Cynthia Belaskie is a managing director at McMaster University. Listen as they talk to experts and explore data-based solutions to our housing crisis. Learn more about the Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative.