Fixing up housing policy - from research to reality

By Jim Dunn and Cynthia Belaskie, CHEC - Canadian Housing Evidence CollaborativeScience Social Sciences Medicine Health & Fitness Government

Fixing up housing policy - from research to reality episodes

July 31, 2024 "After a hospital stay, the senior would be evicted" - Sarah Canham
Dr. Sarah Canham is an Associate Professor in the College of Social Work at The University of Utah, and an Adjunct Professor in Simon Fraser University’s Department of Gerontology.
Jim Dunn is the Director of the Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative (CHEC). Cynthia Belaskie is a managing director at McMaster University.
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32 min
July 24, 2024 Julia Christensen - "Where's the communal freezer that stores country food?"
Julia Christensen is Associate Professor in Geography and Planning at Queen's University. She’s the Canada Research Chair in Northern Governance and Public Policy.
Her research project, At Home in the North: New Partners in Northern Housing and Homes is under the umbrella of CHEC.
Jim Dunn is the Director of the Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative (CHEC). Cynthia Belaskie is a managing director at McMaster University.
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43 min
July 17, 2024 Jim Dunn - "Out of the problem space and into the solution space"
Jim Dunn is the Director of the Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative.
Dr. Damian Collins is a Professor of Human Geography at the University of Alberta. He is the Director of the Community Housing Canada Research Partnership, which sits within the Collaborative Housing Research Network.
Cynthia Belaskie is a managing director at McMaster University.
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48 min
July 10, 2024 Damian Collins - "What motivates me is the human right to housing"
Dr. Damian Collins is a Professor of Human Geography at the University of Alberta. He is the Director of the Community Housing Canada Research Partnership, which sits within the Collaborative Housing Research Network.
Jim Dunn is the Director of the Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative. Cynthia Belaskie is a managing director at McMaster University.
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36 min
July 03, 2024 Dr. Catherine Leviten-Reid: We regulate childcare and LTC, why not housing?
Dr. Catherine Leviten-Reid is an Associate Professor in the MBA in the Community Economic Development program at Cape Breton University. She is a CHEC Node leader researching the effects of different types of affordable housing on vulnerable populations.
Jim Dunn is the Director of the Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative. Cynthia Belaskie is a managing director at McMaster University.
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42 min
June 26, 2024 Alexandra Flynn: housing and justice are completely intertwined
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 SSHRC-funded projects focused on Canada’s housing crisis. Read more about her research.
Jim Dunn is the Director of the Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative. Cynthia Belaskie is a managing director at McMaster University.
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28 min
December 13, 2023 Justin Lewis says we need to look at everything
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.
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47 min
December 06, 2023 The 15% solution - Heather Tremain and Options for Homes
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.
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36 min
November 29, 2023 Even the big banks say we need more affordable housing
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 the Director of the Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative. Cynthia Belaskie is a managing director at McMaster University.
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34 min
November 22, 2023 Why land should be communal property
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 Dunn is the Director of the Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative. Cynthia Belaskie is a managing director at McMaster University.
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37 min

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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,…