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James Hughes is president and CEO of the Old Brewery Mission in Montreal...Quebec's largest organization serving people who are experiencing homelessness. He edited and contributed to a book called, "Ending Homelessness in Canada: The Case for Homelessness Prevention.

He is in Halifax for a symposium on about housing issues.

This conversation starts on the explosion in homelessness in Canada - James tracks it to the years since 2020, and says it is beginning to define the urban spaces in this country.

We also delve into some 'Eviction Prevention' strategies.

James Hughes is president and CEO of the Old Brewery Mission in Montreal...Quebec's largest organization serving people who are experiencing homelessness. He edited and contributed to a book called, "Ending Homelessness in Canada: The Case for Homelessness Prevention.

in this excerpt, James shares some 'Eviction Prevention' policy strategies.

Renowned Halifax-based artist, Tom Forrestall, passed away at the age of 88. He is best known for his realism paintings...such as "Island in the Ice". While studying art at Mount Allison University, Tom was taught by Alex Colville, introducing him to egg tempera painting. Tom's work can be found in art galleries across the country including the National Gallery of Canada. To speak on his legacy, host Jeff Douglas reached writer and curator, Ray Cronin.

Alex Marland is a political scientist at Acadia University. He spoke with host Jeff Douglas about the election debate between Nova Scotia's three main political party leaders, and whether debates actually have much of an impact on voters.

The guideline is published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. The lead author on this updated is Igor Yakovenko. He is an associate professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience and the Department of Psychiatry at Dalhousie University, where he studies addictive behaviours. Mainstreet's Alex Guye. To hear more about the update and what changes were made to its recommendations, Alex Guye gave professor Yakovenko a call. Here's part of their conversation.

Jeff Douglas speaks with Suzy Atwood in Barrington, Shelburne County, and Catherine Falconer in Toney River, in Pictou County.

James Hughes is president and CEO of the Old Brewery Mission, in Montreal. It's Quebec's largest organization serving people experiencing homelessness. He speaks with Jeff Douglas, as he prepares to visit Halifax for a symposium on housing issues put on by the Housing & Homelessness Partnership, and the Nova Scotia Non-Profit Housing Association.

What might President-elect Trump's enthusiasm for tariffs mean for Nova Scotia's exports of tires and lobsters, and how will Canada respond? Jeff Douglas asks JP Deveau, President and CEO of Acadian Seaplants. He led the One Nova Scotia Coalition's working group on global competitiveness and improving exports, in the wake of the 2014 Ivany Report.

Jonathan Fowler drops by from the Department of Anthropology at Saint Mary's University, to tell Jeff what he and a team of landscape archaeologists and digital cartographers learned from this work. See their findings for yourself at MapsOfMemory.com

Barbara Emodi, Michelle Coffin, and Chris Lydon talk about developments in Nova Scotia's provincial election campaign, with Mainstreet host Jeff Douglas.