The Canadian Housing and Renewal Association is keeping track of housing commitments in the federal election: chra-achru.ca/federal-elec...

Here’s a nation-building project i can get behind: New Report Calls for Canada to Double its Supply of Non-Market Housing

Build public housing for Canadians. IMHO, a "Made In Canada" response to the economic threat from the US recognizes and prioritizes social stability as good for the economy, not the other way around.

Faced with economic threats and challenges to our sovereignty from the White House, Canadians are scrambling for ways to create economic resiliency and protection against the coming instability. Read on: chra-achru.ca/blog_article...

Unmet promises put urban Indigenous last in line for housing torontosun.com/opinion/colu...

As usual, Duncan gets it right. He’s writing about Scotland, but the parallels to housing in Canada are spot on. www.scotsman.com/news/opinion... www.scotsman.com/news/opinion...

Let’s face facts – our economy lacked resiliency before Trump 2.0, and his return to power is only making a bad situation worse. Here’s what I’m thinking: chra-achru.ca/blog_article...

60% of Canadians are correct.

61% of Canadians are correct.

With vacancy rates at their lowest in many cities - It is even more important to continue investing in preserving our assets and increasing supply @tkavanaghbayward.bsky.social @sullivanray.bsky.social @jasonthorne.bsky.social

Time for Tesla Tariffs Canada

Trump says America has ‘all the trees’ it needs. But fixing the housing crisis may mean depending on Canadian wood

« The idea that your right to live in a neighbourhood that’s frozen in time is more important than someone else’s rights to have a home? This needs to shift. »

Pellerin: Ask your election candidates how they'll prevent renovictionshttps://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/pellerin-ask-your-election-candidates-how-theyll-prevent-renovictions

Dear Belmont neighbours: your “right” to a live on a block frozen in time does not trump someone else’s right to have a home.

In Ontario, municipalities cover 51% of the costs to address homelessness. That’s the order of government with the least financial capacity. It’s not working. Time for the Province to step up.

Cut through the political noise, and focus on getting things done. Here’s an overdue and outstanding commitment on housing that needs your support.

Substack: open.substack.com/pub/deadder/...

30% Of LA fires are being fought by inmates They’re being paid between 16¢ to 74¢ an hour. They’re fed a bologna sandwich and an apple while fighting the fires. www.forbes.com/sites/dougme...

Cut through the political noise, and focus on getting things done. Here’s an overdue and outstanding commitment on housing that needs your support.

I’m afraid of Americans

Worth a good read abacusdata.ca/abacus-data-...

The health costs of homelessness are massive. So are the economic costs. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

What should Nate Erskine-Smith make a priority in his short window as housing minister? www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

This government is taking their foot off the gas pedal, just when we need them to accelerate and beat the housing crisis chra-achru.ca/news/fall-ec...

Embargoed copies of the Fall Economic Statement were supposed to be released to journalists at 10 AM (Chrystia Freeland announced her resignation at 9:07 AM) It is now 12 noon and confused Finance Canada officials say they still don’t know when the FES (hidden under this cloth) will be released

Et tu, Brute? www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

The Parliamentary Budget Officer released an analysis of the National Housing strategy yesterday. It’s not great news: www.pbo-dpb.ca/en/publicati... Buckle up for a 🧵

The saddest graffiti.

I have achieved peak @cwhitzman.bsky.social : reading the book at the airport, while listening to Carolyn on Nathaniel Erskine-Smith’s Uncommons podcast. open.spotify.com/episode/75qW...

#Housers at the @canurb.bsky.social State of Cities Summit

Celebrating a new affordable housing development by Centretown Citizens Ottawa Corporation

Increasing Canada’s non-profit housing supply to 7% of all housing will improve economic productivity between 5.7% and 9.3%

As @arieltroster.bsky.social points out, homelessness is not inevitable: it was a policy decision, and we can also choose to end it. But it will take support from all levels of government to do so. ottawacitizen.com/opinion/tros...

This Thursday is our live-streamed event! Join us for presentations by local experts (@bpincott.bsky.social & #ElmwoodGuy of #DearWinnipeg), an interactive panel, and learn how you can support denser housing! Panel with @mmarginet.bsky.social, @kaphryn.bsky.social www.youtube.com/live/vidgVjg...

Politics trumps data on bike lanes.

Here is version 1 of a Canadian Housing starter pack. I’m sure I missed some folks, and others who are joining BlueSky daily, so message me to tell me who I missed.

A great Housing on the Hill Day with the Canadian Housing & Renewal Association - bringing the voice of community housing to Parliament Hill chra-achru.ca/housing-on-t...

Seriously the best quote from a conservation officer: “They're not predisposed to wearing clothes" he says. "Even if you can get close enough to the wildlife to put it in a sweater or a jacket or boots or what have you, we recommend highly against that."

Interested in dipping your toes in impact investing + making a difference? There are opportunities here in #ottcity! The #Ottawa Community Land Trust is currently offering Housing Forever Bonds. Earn a fair return while helping preserve housing affordability. www.oclt.ca/invest #affordablehousing

Here is version 1 of a Canadian Housing starter pack. I’m sure I missed some folks, and others who are joining BlueSky daily, so message me to tell me who I missed.

Let’s talk about size. Let’s talk about the size of the community housing sector, and let’s talk about the size of our community housing providers. Spoiler alert: we’re too small on both counts.

Let’s get this straight: the federal government is about to spend $645,000,000 by sending $250 cheques to people who earn over $100k. What else could Canada do with $645 million?

#TBT November 22 is considered National Housing Day in 🇨🇦. It marks the day Big City mayors supported the Toronto Disaster Relief Committee’s call that #homelessness was a national disaster.

Four nominees for drivers who could have tried harder to NOT kill me cycling today: 1. Taxi driver who blocked the bike lane then reversed into me 2. Minivan driver who made a sudden turn into a parking lot, across the bike lane with no signal 3&4. Two drivers who ran the red light when I had green

CHRA calls for Canada to more than double the supply of community housing in the next decade, and then aim for 20% of all housing in the following generation.