Where will we live?
Renters living in Ontario, especially in Toronto, desperately need more affordable rental housing options. In…
Making Sense of Toronto’s Rental Housing Market
The Tenant Issues Committee at the City of Toronto recently considered a new report on…
Healthy Cities and Affordable Housing
I want to live in a healthy city. A city that is liveable. A city…
Where you live should not harm your health
For people of comfortable means, home typically means well-being and security. Statistics confirm that wealthier…
On Responding to Airbnb
In 2016, UNITE HERE’s Local 75 filled Trinity-St. Paul’s United Church with more than 600…
Why A National Housing Strategy?
For many Canadians, the increasing number of people living on the streets, in shelters, or…
Ready and Waiting: it’s time for a rights-based housing strategy in Canada
It could be the moment we’ve been waiting for. This week – and in the…
Imagine Losing Your Home
Imagine that the Sheriff is coming to your home to forcibly remove you and your…
Rent Strike vs. Gentrification
Renters in cities around the world are under pressure from the market. There is big…
Make Room for Everyone: How Mississauga is Failing Lower Income Households
Mississauga has an affordable housing crisis, where for many people in the city the option…
Mind the Gap: Repairing Canada’s Social Safety Net with Human Rights
4.8 million people in this country live in poverty. At least 235,000 are homeless. Poverty…
Preventing homelessness by preventing eviction
This post was written by Tracy Heffernan and Emily Paradis Though few evictions end in…