Avi Lewis’ rent control plan
I’ve just written a ‘top 10′ overview of Avi Lewis’ plan to impose federal rent control. Here’s the link to the post:
Housing
Let’s get building!
Doug Ford introduces a bonfire of burning money as THERME.
Study tour: Amsterdam/Rotterdam (Feb 2027)
I’m planning an affordable housing and homelessness study tour of Amsterdam and Rotterdam for February 2027. More info is available here: https://nickfalvo.ca/study-tours-2/
Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week.- John Rapley highlights Canada's choice between tying ourselves to a dying and decaying American empire and its petropolitics, or instead investing in our future…
Does Housing First literally save money?
Housing First refers to the provision of deeply subsidized permanent housing, combined with social work support, to a person who has experienced long-term homelessness. It’s often claimed that this approach…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Casey Newton notes that repeated studies showing the distorting effects of X and other social media sites are making it impossible to pretend that…
Join the CWF free housing forum – Monday 9:00 a.m.
Europeans have been more successful at dealing with housing issues than Canadians. We can learn from them. Please join the Canada West Forum, HOUSING, THE AFFORDABILITY CHALLENGE. It will be…
Homelessness among 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals
Chapter 11 of my open access textbook has just been released. This chapter focuses on homelessness experienced by 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals. A ‘top 10’ summary of the new chapter can be…
Lessons from Finland.
At the Canada West Forum website, you’ll find a video contrasting two very different responses to homelessness. It shows formerly unhoused people in Finland now living securely and comfortably in…
Darlene Marzari on local governments
UBC Professor Patrick Condon used Facebook to circulate an opinion from former NDP Minister of Municipal Affairs, Darlene Marzari. It had been published in BC Orders of the Day, a…
Housing and homelessness online forum – February 23
Affordable housing is a major problem, with many Canadians struggling with high costs and the inadequate supply of suitable homes. These struggles can impact health, happiness, and financial stability, and…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.- Zoe Williams writes that Donald Trump is just the most egregious and unrestrained example of the vice-signalling which has become standard operating procedure among…
Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Seva Gunitsky notes that the same culture of elite impunity is behind both the Epstein files and Donald Trump's Russian connections. And Alan…
Thursday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Thursday reading.- Charlotte Clymer discusses Mark Carney's Davos speech as signaling a divorce from the U.S. But Justin Ling points out the need to match…
Canada West Forum 2: Affordable Housing and Homelessness
Affordable housing is a major problem, with many Canadians struggling with high costs and the inadequate supply of suitable homes. These struggles can impact health, happiness, and financial stability, and…
New podcast episode
I was recently a guest on the On the Way Home podcast. We discussed: the importance of researchers working collaboratively with practitioners; insufficient federal funding for homelessness across Canada; and…
You can’t have Housing First without having housing first
Finland is the only country in the European Union where homelessness has been decreasing. The small Nordic country is hailed as a model for homelessness work and Finnish expertise is…
Housing the unhoused, or enriching the already rich… it’s a choice
The 21st century has seen an explosion in the number and wealth of billionaires, driven largely by financial market surges, deregulation, and favourable tax policies. It is no coincidence that…
Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Jonathan Last discusses how the U.S. economy is coming apart under a regime which is attacking progress and security in any form. Matt Johnson…
Housing – a wealth extraction tool
With commodification of housing in Canada, homes are treated as investment assets, not just shelter. Investor-led speculation has led to soaring prices, rental increases, and rising homelessness. Housing has been…