The Canadian Observatory on Homelessness and the Homeless Hub
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Conducting research and collecting tools to help address homelessness.
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Jan 25, 2019
Homelessness requires a state-of-emergency response
Cathy Crowe
Despite the Liberal government's promises of a National Housing Strategy, homelessness has worsened in nearly every community across the country. It remains a disaster and Toronto is the epicentre.
Dec 21, 2018
New advocacy group calls for Toronto to declare state of emergency on homelessness
Cathy Crowe
Homelessness has reached post-apocalyptic levels in the absence of a national housing program.
Aug 14, 2018
Why are people destitute in Canada?
A social safety net to ensure that every individual has enough to live on should be standard in a liberal democracy. Canada had such a social safety net, until it was abolished nearly 25 years ago.
Apr 25, 2018
Homelessness and agriculture: Finding collective solutions to diverse issues
There is a need for a massive re-think about how we build community, rural and urban communities that are resilient, healthy and work towards strengthening self-reliance in the face of climate change.
Apr 17, 2018
Ten things to know about the newly signed housing agreement
Nick Falvo
A federal-provincial-territorial (FPT) framework agreement on housing was signed on April 10 in Toronto. It supports the Trudeau government's National Housing Strategy, which was released last fall.
Mar 20, 2018
Homelessness and employment: The case of Calgary
Nick Falvo
Too few jobs, inadequate income assistance programs, major health challenges and a lack of subsidized child care all pose barriers to employment for persons experiencing homelessness.
Mar 6, 2018
Five things to know about the 2018 federal budget and housing
Nick Falvo
The 2018 federal budget, while not as transformative as last year's, had important new initiatives related to housing and homelessness.
Dec 21, 2017
The shame of Toronto's homelessness crisis
Gaetan Heroux
Hidden behind the doors of All Saints Church is the long history of the abandonment of Toronto’s poor by all three levels of government
Dec 18, 2017
Federal government offers armouries for shelter. Toronto Mayor Tory says no.
Cathy Crowe
Even the federal government recognizes we need the armouries. It's called disaster relief.
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