This month, Social Policy Trends looks at data showing the number of people using a homeless shelter each night in Toronto since 2007. School of Public Policy @caehomelessness @robbfalconer policyschool.ca/wp-content/upl… 🧵

Classic example of how the best research in sociology begins with seeking to solve an empirical puzzle. In this case, looking at gap in reported income relative to spending for low-income families. russellsage.org/publications/m…

For the curious, the blue represents what US refugee resettlement would look like adjusted to the per capita rate of Canadian private sponsors alone. This is entirely possible, btw! I am very optimistic that US civil society could accomplish something on-par with this.

Cuts to legal aid end up costing the province much more in the long run, a conclusion backed by data and analysis. Self-Represented litigants are expensive. They're cases are more likely to go to trial and when they do go to trial they run longer and use more court resources.

Does the US have "open borders"? In my new paper, I provide the 1st-ever look at total green card requests over time. Since 1922, every year, most applicants didn't receive green cards. In 2024, just 3% will receive a green card, down from 99% in 1890. cato.org/briefing-paper…

Related - Texas outbuilt every Canadian province in 2022, offering a release valve for NIMBY states that Canada doesn't really have

A date for your diary? 6th June - 6pm, to hear this discussion.

Might as well post this one again. vox.com/the-big-idea/2…

My father is in Kyiv right now and sending Air Alert updates to the family group chat in the same way he shares a cool item he found on Facebook marketplace, like it's nbd.