On The Way Home

By On The Way Home

On the Way Home is a podcast that brings together the voices and issues involved in ending homelessness in Canada.

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On The Way Home episodes:

April 17, 2025 Drilling down on the Federal Liberals' Housing Platform with Minister Nathaniel Erskine-Smith
This week on the pod, we are fortunate to have Nate Erskine-Smith, the Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, to chat about the Federal Liberals' proposed housing platform, how tariffs might affect that plan and housing in general, and much, much more. As we head into one of the most important elections of our lifetime, it’s a must-listen!
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36min
April 10, 2025 Black Youth Housing
This week on the pod, we are joined by Clovis Grant and Tahirah Simmons from 360kids to talk about their brilliant work in Black Youth Housing. We talk about how it came about, how they went about putting together the housing model, the role black youth played in the development, and what their hopes are for outcomes as the program looks to launch very soon. You’ll want to take a listen
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44min
April 03, 2025 Dunn House- the creation of Social medicine
"This week on the pod, we are joined by Dr. Andrew Boozary, Nation Chuong, and Keith Hambly to talk about the incredible new social medicine program at Dunn House in Toronto. The partnership between the University Health Network, Fred Victor, and the United Way that matches the health care our most vulnerable need, along with long-term housing for 51 individuals. We talk about how the program came to be, how it works, and the hopes for the future.”
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1h 8min
March 27, 2025 Healthcare on the move with Carolyn Dyer
Carolyn Dyer joins us this week on the pod to chat about her work leading 'REACH', a mobile healthcare program in Niagara that brings care to the most vulnerable across the Niagara Region, removing barriers for people experiencing homelessness to move forward in their health and housing journey.
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30min
March 20, 2025 Bridging the Divides: Voices & Visions about Homelessness in Mid-Size Cities- A new documentary
This week, we talk with Eri Dej, an Associate Professor in the Department of Criminology at Wilfrid Laurier University and a long-time researcher in homelessness and housing, about her incredible new documentary examining Homelessness in mid-size cities.
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40min
March 13, 2025 Social Housing and Human Rights Coalition with Shauna

This week, I’m joined on the podcast by Professor Shauna MacKinnon, who leads the Social Housing and Human Rights Coalition. We discuss how the coalition came to be, what social housing is exactly, and why it is critical more than ever to help end the affordable housing crisis.
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29min
March 06, 2025 Homelessness Growing in Ontario with Jesse and Michael
This week Jesse Donaldson from HelpSeeker and Michael Jacek from AMO join us on the pod to discuss the explosive new data in the “Municipalities Under Pressure: The Growing Human and Financial Cost of Ontario’s Homelessness Crisis” report from AMO. We discuss what they found(80,000 people experiencing homelessness in Ontario), what could happen if serious action is taken(grow to 300,000 experiencing homelessness in the next 10 years), and much, much, more. It’s one pod you won’t want to miss.
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36min
February 27, 2025 Housing, Homelessness and the Ontario Election- A Panel Discussion
This week I’m joined by Jacob Gorenkoff, Maggie Rodrigues, and Kyle Fox to discuss Ontario’s Provincial election and what it means to housing and homelessness going forward. We chat about each party’s platforms in regards to housing and homelessness, where the current government has got it right and wrong, and what their hopes are coming out of the election moving forward. It’s a don’t miss pod this week!
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57min
February 20, 2025 CHRA Congress 2025- Saskatoon
This week on the pod we meet with Ray and Mel from CHRA to talk all about the upcoming Congress happening in Saskatoon. They share information about the speakers, presenters, amazing tours, and cool events that will make this year’s Congress one of the best ever.
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37min
February 13, 2025 Encampments in Ontario and the threat of using force and punishment to clear them- a panel discussion
This week we have a panel of guests including Diana Chan McNally, Jeff Schlemmer, and Annie Hodgins to chat about the recent actions of some Ontario Mayors and the Premier of Ontario, looking to use force and punishment to clear growing encampments, and threatening use of the notwithstanding clause. We chat about how this all came about, what it means, why it won’t work, and what has worked in the past.
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FAQs about On The Way Home:

How many episodes does On The Way Home have?

The podcast currently has 218 episodes available.