The Canada Housing Benefit
I’ve written an opinion piece arguing in favour of both the renewal and expansion of the Canada Housing Benefit. My piece can be accessed here: https://nickfalvo.ca/carney-government-should-expand-canada-housing-benefit/
Housing
Affordable housing
A discussion of policies that could result in more affordable housing.
Common assessment tools for the homeless-serving sector
I was recently asked to assist the Calgary Homeless Foundation in developing a new common assessment tool. Here’s my ‘top 10’ overview of the work:
Youth homelessness prevention in Dublin and Belfast
I recently helped organize a study tour of Dublin and Belfast, in partnership with A Way Home Canada. The tour’s focus was the prevention of youth homelessness. Here’s my ‘top…
You Want to Live in a Dense Neighbourhood
Living densely is a good thing, more specifically being surrounded by density is a good thing. Where we live can have a huge impact on our collective well being and…
Riding the hobby horse
Rob Flack riding a coin-op horse ride holding a bag of money
Buying unsellable luxury condos better than building affordable housing for just-plain-folks
A comment on my last article is too good to not feature as a separate post. It was submitted by Loopholes Uber Alles, which I suspect just might be a…
The Future of 24 Sussex Drive and the Canadian Prime Minister’s Residence
So Mark Carney has a plan, or an idea, but first we need a fund and donors and a contest to choose a design so it is not too late…
Government housing policy wrong again
Erick Villagomez teaches architecture and urban design at UBC's School of Community and Regional Planning. His work examines how cities are shaped by often-invisible systems that influence power, equity, and…
Non-market housing 101
I’ve written a blog post titled “Non-market housing 101.” You can read it here: https://nickfalvo.ca/non-market-housing-101/
Tax breaks for billionaires instead of public housing
The Tyee and Canada's National Observer consistently produce independent journalism worth our attention. While browsing recent stories at The Tyee, one stood out. It's an account of a billionaire family…
What I’ve learned from other countries’ battles with homelessness
I recently gave a presentation titled “What I’ve learned from other countries’ battles with homelessness.” A ‘top 10’ overview of the presentation can be found here:
Do I really have a face for radio?
I recently appeared as a guest of Emmy Kelly’s on the On The Way Home podcast. We discussed recent trends in homelessness, research with Indigenous peoples, study tours, and coaching.…
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:
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…