International Journal on Homelessness issue 4(1) is now available at ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/ijoh…

All articles are open access and the edition features 13 articles from countries such as Canada, Greenland, the UK, Australia, South Africa, and the Middle East-North Africa region.

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Having faced provinces obstructing progress on housing, the federal government has increasingly worked directly with municipalities.

In response to this, the province of Alberta is now introducing legislation to block such direct partnerships. Ludicrous.

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Is it worth hanging onto my eclipse glasses for another 375 years?

After a year of complaining that the housing crisis was all the fault of the federal government, provincial governments are now complaining they're doing something about it 🤷‍♂️

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Using the glasses with my phone camera is working well for the eclipse. Just starting now. #Eclipse2024

'Unions once raised wages for members and nonmembers, they were an important part of social capital in many places... Their decline is contributing to the falling wage' imf.org/en/Publication…

I don't know how many times this has to be said, but..I will reiterate 🗣️📢 The main driver of homelessness isn't drugs or drug use, it's poverty, trauma, evictions and the lack of access to proper/ supportive housing! #HousingCrisis

Obstructive premiers are going to drag out the housing crisis in Canada:

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We have a great, ESRC WGSSS funded PhD opportunity. You'll work with me, Ian Thomas, and Shelter Cymru, using their administrative data to explore access to housing justice in Wales. We'll also be working closely with ADR Wales. Deadline is 19th April. findaphd.com/phds/project/e…

Good!

(Although unfortunately they probably won't change that much as uptake in other areas where this kind of intensification is allowed has been low so far.)

The federal government can reverse growing homelessness in April’s budget.

They’re going to need some ‘encouragement’ from you. Will you help? 👇

The federal government can make investments in this budget that will prevent people from losing their homes and begin to reduce homelessness across Canada in the next 12 to 18 months.

Here’s how: action.caeh.ca/budget24

This is such an amazing presentation by Gregg Colburn for CAEH and I can't believe I missed when it came out! I use the same argument comparing Finland, Canada, and the US.

‘Homelessness is a Housing Problem’ youtu.be/UwibK603o7Y?si…

'Fraser said that's a lot less than the government's existing $4 billion housing accelerator fund, which sends money to cities that cut housing-related red tape and allow more homes to be built on a particular plot of land.'

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Would love to see my municipal tax dollars go to pay the rent of a few people for a year rather than spent on this strange anti-homeless PR campaign. #yegcc