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Ron Kneebone πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦βœ‘οΈ

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Economist with interests in government budgets, poverty reduction and homelessness. Trying to be part of the solution, not part of the problem. @policy_school

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The day is starting well at the School of Public Policy!

Email just received: 'Good morning SPP. Please help yourself to some baked goods and popcorn in the kitchen.'

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A different approach to preventing domestic violence - investigating the possibility ofΒ stopping it before it starts.

Read all new research based on a comprehensive 10-year dataset from the Calgary Police Service here: policyschool.ca/wp-content/upl…

A different approach to preventing domestic violence - investigating the possibility ofΒ stopping it before it starts. Read all new research based on a comprehensive 10-year dataset from the @CalgaryPolice Service here: policyschool.ca/wp-content/upl…
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I work with data. Usually large data sets representing thousands of people. It is sometimes easy to forget that every data point is a person. It was not hard to keep that front of mind while working on this project. Watch for the release of our paper tomorrow.

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Be an early bird and save on tickets to the 7th Annual Data That Makes a Difference conference. Register now before tickets prices go up on Friday. All the cool kids are going. bit.ly/3Tcfemm

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In Calgary the avg homeless shelter bed shelters 11 adults per year. That's twice the number in Toronto. How do I know? By observing how 55,000 people have used shelters in the 2 cities, that's how. Join us to learn more: datathatmakesadifference.com
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In Calgary the avg homeless shelter bed shelters 11 adults per year. That's twice the number in Toronto. How do I know? By observing how 55,000 people have used shelters in the 2 cities, that's how. Join us to learn more: datathatmakesadifference.com @policy_school @calgaryhomeless
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In Calgary, 83% of adults using a homeless shelter do so for an average of less than 7 days per year. In Toronto it is nearly twice that amount. How do I know that? Data, that's how. Join us. Policy School Calgary Homeless Foundation
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In Calgary, 83% of adults using a homeless shelter do so for an average of less than 7 days per year. In Toronto it is nearly twice that amount. How do I know that? Data, that's how. Join us. @policy_school @calgaryhomeless datathatmakesadifference.com
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Nice budget. I wish there was some commitment to always save $2 billion (or more) each year because Alberta's history has been that the commitment to save dies at the first sign of trouble.
policyschool.ca/wp-content/upl…

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Sometimes solutions to health care capacity just requires tweaks to rules governing more cost-effective use of acute care beds. Interesting findings out of Ontario. Policy School

Sometimes solutions to health care capacity just requires tweaks to rules governing more cost-effective use of acute care beds. Interesting findings out of Ontario. @policy_school
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Does anything make a difference anymore? Yes! Join us for the 7th Annual DTMAD Conference and learn how data is being used to better understand homelessness and develop effective responses.
datathatmakesadifference.com
Policy School Calgary Homeless Foundation

Does anything make a difference anymore? Yes! Join us for the 7th Annual DTMAD Conference and learn how data is being used to better understand homelessness and develop effective responses. datathatmakesadifference.com @policy_school @calgaryhomeless
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