We need Charter compliant responses not enforcement @cityofcambridge

Supply alone will not solve a problem that large sections of Canada’s population don’t want to fix, says Ricardo Tranjan. Read an excerpt from his new book, The Tenant Class: thewalrus.ca/there-is-no-ho…

Join experts and organizers to get answers and take action. Leilani Farha 🍉 of The Shift Ricardo Tranjan of @policyalternatives Amy Darwish of Comité d'action de Parc-Extension Jade Ho of Vancouver Tenants Union Chiara Padovani of YSW Tenant Union RSVP for Zoom link: MigrantRights.ca/Oct18

ICYMI: Cambridge encampments: ‘I don’t see any short-term solution’ therecord.com/news/waterloo-… via Waterloo Region Record

Kelowna to build 120 tiny homes to help prevent encampments in the city | CBC News cbc.ca/news/canada/br…

Encampment resident worries while awaiting court decision on whether Kingston can evict 'It's draining on your soul, on your mind,' says Rick Sero, who lives in Belle Park is.gd/SzQvpC

Judge considers further submissions in case to remove Kingston encampment - goo.gl/alerts/4k2zvv #GoogleAlerts

The graph in this post says it all. #OntarioWorks rates need to be increased - at least doubled. The rules on income clawbacks need to be changed as well. We cannot continue with social assistance policies that trap people who have fallen on hard times into unending poverty.

WE’RE HERE AT CHRISTINE SINCLAIR PLACE! 🏟️

The greatest international goalscorer of all-time. #ThankYouSinc 🐐

#Edmonton: Thanks to the work of Coalition for Justice and Human Rights and other advocates, Edmonton Police’s plan to evict several encampments has been delayed and additional protections for residents implemented. –MJ

Important debate in Hamilton next week. Council will vote on a new anti-renoviction bylaw. Bylaw is impressive & will be huge step to stop unjust evictions. Could be a model for other cities. Kudos to ⁦HamiltonACORN⁩ for their advocacy & leadership thespec.com/news/hamilton-…

Evicting #encampments doesn't suddenly make people housed; it just means time, money, and resources are wasted to commit atrocious harm and violate people's rights, all while forcing them into less visible and more dangerous spaces outdoors. theprovince.com/opinion/op-ed/…

Waterloo Region should consider legal protection for tenants against 'renovicting' landlords - goo.gl/alerts/MmKnhP #GoogleAlerts

Finland reduced homeless by 30% in 3 years by converting shelters and transitional programs to permanent housing. Scotland is following suit. Canada must do the same.

Important new paper on the law respecting homeless folks’ belongings. Municipalities generally take and discard these belongings without a second thought. belongingsmatter.ca

Cambridge encampment to remain in place until next court hearing kitchener.ctvnews.ca/cambridge-enca…

Great work by our colleagues @LegalClinicYR

In just over 2 years, 91 people died while unhoused in Hamilton, researchers find cbc.ca/news/canada/ha…