Eris Nyx, co-founder of the Drug User Liberation Front(DULF) speaks about Health Canada’s recent rejection of the DULF’s application for a section 56 exemption to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. The exemption would have allowed DULF to legally operate a compassion club model in which they would test methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin for the […]

Heather Cowie, National Project Manager for Dementia Friendly Canada, speaks about the stigma surrounding dementia, and everyday actions people can take to combat it. First broadcast May 05, 2022.

Sophie Grégoire Trudeau speaks about empathy, the theme of the Canadian Mental Health Association’s Mental Health Week. Grégoire Trudeau is a national volunteer with the Canadian Mental Health Association, and more information about this year’s mental health week can be found at mentalhealthweek.ca First broadcast May 05 2022.  

Julia Woodhall-Melnik, principal investigator of the University of New Brunswick’s Housing, Mobilization & Engagement Research Laboratory (HOME-RL), discusses housing affordability and affordable housing in the province, what she’s found in her work at HOME-RL, and recent measures taken by the provincial government. First Broadcast April 28 2022.

Nathan Lauster responds to the UBCM’s recent position paper on housing, and discusses housing supply, zoning and the role municipalities play in our housing situation. Lauster is an Associate Professor at the Department of Sociology at the University of British Columbia, and author of The Death and Life of the Single Family House: Lessons from […]

Craig Hodge, Coquitlam City Councillor and Executive with the Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM), discusses the information contained in a position paper on housing released by that organization in March. First Broadcast April 07 2022.

Christiana Bratiotis, Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia’s School of Social Work, speaks about hoarding.  First Broadcast April 28 2022.

A visit to Project Rise, an employability program for people who’ve experienced homelessness, run by Island Crisis Care Society. Featuring interviews with Project Rise Participant Don Crisp and Project Rise coordinator Stephen Cochrane. First Broadcast April 21 2022.

Penny Gurstein, lead researcher at the University of British Columbia’s housing research collaborative, speaks about affordable housing in the province. First Broadcast April 14 2022

Melissa Giles, project lead with BC Rent Bank discusses rent banks in the province, which help people facing temporary financial emergencies with loans that enable them to stay housed. For more information on a rent bank in BC, you can visit: bcrentbank.ca First Broadcast April 14 2022.