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Ten things to know about this year’s Alberta Alternative Budget
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Homelessness, harm reduction and Housing First
I was recently invited to give a presentation at a two-day event discussing the overdose crisis and First Nations, with a focus on southern Alberta.…
What Impact will the 2019 Federal Budget have on Canada’s Housing Market?
On March 19, Canada’s federal finance minister tabled the Trudeau government’s 2019 budget titled Investing in the Middle Class. Key social policy announcements include a…
Low taxes are nothing to brag about
The Scott Moe government boasts that Saskatchewan’s a low-tax province. It shouldn’t. Taxes serve important objectives, and our leaders need to understand that. On March…
Ten considerations for the next Alberta budget
On November 16, I participated in a workshop organized by the Alberta Alternative Budget Working Group. Held at the University of Alberta’s main campus, speakers…
Ten things to know about Carey Doberstein’s book on homelessness governance
Carey Doberstein, a professor at the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus, has written a book about homelessness governance in Canada. The book’s focus is…
Ten things to know about the 2018 Saskatchewan budget
On April 10, the Saskatchewan government tabled its 2018-19 budget. Here are 10 things to know: This year’s budget was quite status quo. Provincial expenses…
Ten things to know about the newly signed federal-provincial-territorial housing framework agreement
A federal-provincial-territorial (FPT) framework agreement on housing was signed on April 10 in Toronto. It supports the Trudeau government’s National Housing Strategy, which was released last fall.Here…
Five things to know about the 2018 Alberta Budget
Alberta’s 2018 budget was tabled on March 22, 2018. The official name of this year’s budget is Budget 2018: A Recovery Built to Last. Here are…
It’s time: Alberta needs a sales tax
Alberta is the only Canadian province without a sales tax. That needs to change. With its own sales tax, Alberta could afford to make important…
Homelessness and employment: The case of Calgary
On March 8, I gave a guest presentation to students in Professor Naomi Lightman’s Sociology of Work class at the University of Calgary. I was joined…
Five things to know about the 2018 Federal Budget
Today’s federal budget, while not as transformative as last year’s, had important new initiatives related to housing and homelessness. Here are five things to know:…
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