Fixing up housing policy - from research to reality

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Housing policy is a mess in Canada. Here's how to fix it: Take all the best housing research, crunch the numbers, and translate that research into reality. This conversation is for researchers, students, and everyone who wants to make housing more affordable for more people. Jim Dunn is the Director of the Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative. Cynthia Belaskie is a managing director at McMaster University. Listen as they talk to experts and explore data-based solutions to our housing crisis. Learn more about the Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative.

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Justin Lewis says we need to look at everything

Dec 13 2023 46 mins

Justin Lewis takes a look back at the big thinkers we’ve had as guests this season. As Director of the Housing Secretariat for the City of Hamilton, Justin is a creative thinker finding solutions to the city's homeless crisis. He's also a friend of the pod: CHEC Director Jim Dunn and Executive Advisor Steve Pomeroy were the academic thought leaders and part of the core team who d

The 15% solution - Heather Tremain and Options for Homes

Dec 05 2023 35 mins

Heather Tremain is the CEO of Options for Homes. The non-profit developer uses an innovative funding model to help people with lower incomes become homeowners. Should this model be used as a tool to solve the housing crisis?

Even the big banks say we need more affordable housing

Nov 28 2023 33 mins

Rebekah Young of Scotiabank wrote a report titled "Canadian Housing Affordability Hurts". In it, she says that the government needs to build more non-profit, affordable housing. She talks to Jim Dunn about why non-profit housing is good for business.

Why land should be communal property

Nov 21 2023 36 mins

Alastair Parvin has a bold idea. The CEO of the UK's Open Systems Lab wants to transform land from an individually owned asset to one owned by the community as a whole. He says this will solve the housing crisis and many of our other social challenges.

Leilani Farha on housing as a human right

Nov 15 2023 34 mins

Leilani Farha talks about what it means to declare housing a human right and what we must do to live up to that commitment.

Here comes our new season

Nov 13 2023 2 mins

Hosts Jim Dunn and Cynthia Belaskie are back. This season features big thinkers sharing their visionary ideas on how to fix our housing crisis. First episode is dropping Wednesday!

S2: E4 Why do we have to move to afford a home?

Mar 29 2023 46 mins

What is unaffordability migration? How has it affected cities and towns across Canada? And most importantly, how do we fix it? Hosts Jim Dunn and Cynthia Belaskie look at evidence-based solutions to the "drive 'til you qualify" phenomenon. This episode's experts: Penny Gurstein, Nemoy Lewis, Alix McLean, Mike MoffattLove the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Learn more abou

S2: E3 How can we make homes affordable for first-time buyers?

Mar 22 2023 51 mins

What can we do to make homes more affordable for first-time buyers.? Hosts Jim Dunn and Cynthia Belaskie talk about the challenges of buying your first home and some potential solutions.

S2: E2 Should housing be a profit centre for big business?

Mar 15 2023 43 mins

How housing is a huge corporate money maker and what that means for us as renters and homeowners. Today's experts: Mohamad Bsat, Penny Gurstein, Nemoy Lewis.

S2: E1 How did we get into this mess?

Mar 03 2023 35 mins

Hosts Jim Dunn and Cynthia Belaskie explore how Canada got into this housing policy mess, and what we can do to scratch and claw our way out of it. Today's experts: Mike Moffat, Steve Pomeroy, Paul Kershaw.