Toronto

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Nov 20, 2019

Toronto needs to declare homelessness an emergency to prevent more deaths and suffering

Cathy Crowe

Toronto's Shelter and Housing Justice Network takes an extreme measure and calls for the mayor to declare a state of emergency on homelessness.

Blog

Jul 30, 2019

The heat is on: Toronto must do more to protect the vulnerable

Paul Salvatori

There is no relief in the city's heat relief network, nor is there compassion.

News

Jun 20, 2019

Fighting red tape to get housed in Toronto

John Clapp

Clapp details his recent experience of homelessness and the four catch-22s that make it nearly impossible to find affordable housing in the country's most expensive city.

Blog

Mar 30, 2019

Happy birthday to Milton Acorn, the People's Poet

David J. Climenhaga

Milton James Rhode Acorn. Born on this day in 1923. Died on August 20, 1986. Named The People’s Poet by his peers.

Blog

Mar 28, 2019

The Twitter truth on Toronto's homeless emergency

Cathy Crowe

Homeless advocates and workers take on the city's communication director over misinformation.

News

Mar 21, 2019

Morneau, Tory promote business-friendly solutions to housing crisis

Rosemary Frei

John Tory's eye, like Bill Morneau's, appears to be squarely on boosting the share of the private sector in the benefits from the escalating building boom.

Blog

Feb 25, 2019

Toronto denies justice and human rights in homelessness crisis

Cathy Crowe

A UN report defends access to legal advocacy in the right to housing. Meanwhile, Toronto denied its homelessness crisis emergency status, choosing instead to spare no cost to fix potholes.

Blog

Feb 6, 2019

Toronto city council votes against declaring homelessness crisis an emergency, now what?

Cathy Crowe

Last week, Toronto's city council decided homelessness -- which affects over 200,000 people -- does not qualify as an emergency. But the failed measure isn't an excuse not to act.

Podcast

Jan 30, 2019

Sargeant Nina Usherwood -- serving as a trans woman in the Canadian military

The Hum Podcast

Nina Usherwood joins hosts Gilad Cohen and Simona Ramkisson to discuss her struggles coming out in the military, the changes she has seen in her career, and why she identifies as a 'Ros-bien'.

Blog

Dec 12, 2018

Hundreds protest TransCanada in Toronto in solidarity with Unist'ot'en

Rachel Small

At the same time as the Unist'ot'en people began a fight in BC courts against TransCanada's injunction, hundreds gathered in Toronto in solidarity to protest at TransCanada's office.

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