Beste Policy Fix Podcasts (2024)

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"After a hospital stay, the senior would be evicted" - Sarah Canham 31:46

3M ago31:46

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Dr. Sarah Canham is an Associate Professor in the College of Social Work at The University of Utah, and an Adjunct Professor in Simon Fraser University’s Department of Gerontology. Jim Dunn is the Director of the Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative (CHEC). Cynthia Belaskie is a managing director at McMaster University. Like what you're hearing?…

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Julia Christensen - "Where's the communal freezer that stores country food?" 42:22

3M ago42:22

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Julia Christensen is Associate Professor in Geography and Planning at Queen's University. She’s the Canada Research Chair in Northern Governance and Public Policy. Her research project, At Home in the North: New Partners in Northern Housing and Homes is under the umbrella of CHEC. Jim Dunn is the Director of the Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborat…

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Jim Dunn - "Out of the problem space and into the solution space" 47:20

4M ago47:20

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Jim Dunn is the Director of the Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative. Dr. Damian Collins is a Professor of Human Geography at the University of Alberta. He is the Director of the Community Housing Canada Research Partnership, which sits within the Collaborative Housing Research Network. Cynthia Belaskie is a managing director at McMaster Univers…

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Damian Collins - "What motivates me is the human right to housing" 35:21

4M ago35:21

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Dr. Damian Collins is a Professor of Human Geography at the University of Alberta. He is the Director of the Community Housing Canada Research Partnership, which sits within the Collaborative Housing Research Network. Jim Dunn is the Director of the Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative. Cynthia Belaskie is a managing director at McMaster Univers…

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Dr. Catherine Leviten-Reid: We regulate childcare and LTC, why not housing? 41:30

4M ago41:30

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Dr. Catherine Leviten-Reid is an Associate Professor in the MBA in the Community Economic Development program at Cape Breton University. She is a CHEC Node leader researching the effects of different types of affordable housing on vulnerable populations. Jim Dunn is the Director of the Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative. Cynthia Belaskie is a …

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Alexandra Flynn: housing and justice are completely intertwined 27:45

4M ago27:45

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Alexandra Flynn an Assistant Professor at UBC's Allard School of Law. She is the principal investigator of CHEC’s Balanced Supply of Housing Node. She is the Director of the Housing Research Collaborative, which comprises CMHC and SSHRC-funded projects focused on Canada’s housing crisis. Read more about her research. Jim Dunn is the Director of the…

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Justin Lewis says we need to look at everything 46:24

11M ago46:24

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Read the City of Hamilton’s Housing Sustainability and Investment Roadmap. Jim Dunn is the Director of the Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative. Cynthia Belaskie is a managing director at McMaster University. Like what you're hearing? Subscribe, rate, review, and share. Learn more about fixing Canadian housing policy at: chec_ccrl.ca | Safe, aff…

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The 15% solution - Heather Tremain and Options for Homes 35:30

11M ago35:30

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Learn more about Options for Homes. Jim Dunn is the Director of the Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative. Cynthia Belaskie is a managing director at McMaster University. Like what you're hearing? Subscribe, rate, review, and share. Learn more about fixing Canadian housing policy at: chec_ccrl.ca | Safe, affordable, and appropriate housing for al…

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Even the big banks say we need more affordable housing 33:29

11M ago33:29

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Here’s a link to Rebecca Young's report: Canadian Housing Affordability Hurts | Post (scotiabank.com) She also released a report on seniors and aging at home: Rethinking Retirement in an Age of Longevity | Post (scotiabank.com) Jim Dunn is the Director of the Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative. Cynthia Belaskie is a managing director at McMast…

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Why land should be communal property 36:06

11M ago36:06

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Learn more about the innovative thinking that comes out of Alastair Parvin's Open Systems lab. This season of Fixing up housing policy - From Research to Reality is all about concrete research-based solutions to the housing crisis. Jim Dunn is the Director of the Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative. Cynthia Belaskie is a managing director at Mc…

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Leilani Farha on housing as a human right 34:42

12M ago34:42

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Leilani Farha is the Global Director of The Shift, a nonprofit that focuses on the human right to housing. Between 2014 and 2020, she was the United Nations special rapporteur on adequate housing. Leilani shares her ideas on financialization, the right to housing, and homelessness. Jim Dunn is the Director of the Canadian Housing Evidence Collabora…

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Here comes our new season 2:30

12M ago2:30

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Hosts Jim Dunn and Cynthia Belaskie are back. This season features big thinkers sharing their visionary ideas on how to fix our housing crisis. First episode is dropping Wednesday!Von Jim Dunn and Cynthia Belaskie

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S2: E4 Why do we have to move to afford a home? 46:59

1+ y ago46:59

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What is unaffordability migration? How has it affected cities and towns across Canada? And most importantly, how do we fix it? Hosts Jim Dunn and Cynthia Belaskie look at evidence-based solutions to the "drive 'til you qualify" phenomenon. This episode's experts: Penny Gurstein, Nemoy Lewis, Alix McLean, Mike Moffatt Love the show? Subscribe, rate,…

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S2: E3 How can we make homes affordable for first-time buyers? 51:34

1+ y ago51:34

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What can we do to make homes more affordable for first-time buyers.? Hosts Jim Dunn and Cynthia Belaskie talk about the challenges of buying your first home and some potential solutions. Our experts today: Mohamad Bsat, Penny Gurstein, Paul Kershaw, and Alix Mclean. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Learn more about fixing Canadian…

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S2: E2 Should housing be a profit centre for big business? 43:15

1+ y ago43:15

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Hosts Jim Dunn and Cynthia Belaskie explore financialization: how housing is a huge corporate money maker and what that means for us as renters and homeowners. Today's experts: Mohamad Bsat, Penny Gurstein, Nemoy Lewis. Jim Dunn is the Director of the Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative. Cynthia Belaskie is a managing director at McMaster Unive…

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S2: E1 How did we get into this mess? 35:06

1+ y ago35:06

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Buying a first home is way harder than ever before. Finding a decent affordable rental is beyond so many people's reach. In our Season Two opener, hosts Jim Dunn and Cynthia Belaskie explore how Canada got into this housing policy mess, and what we can do to scratch and claw our way out of it. Today's experts: Mike Moffat, Steve Pomeroy, Paul Kersh…

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Does Evidence Influence Policy? With Molly Harrington and Norm Helfand 48:58

3y ago48:58

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To what extent does evidence actually influence public policy? We answer that question and more as Cynthia Belaskie, Robbie Brydon and special guest host Jim Dunn talk to Molly Harrington, former Assistant Deputy Minister with the BC government, and Norm Helfand, former Director of Income Security Policy with the Ontario government. They talk about…

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Making Rent Control Work 41:30

3y ago41:30

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Prince Edward Island, unlike other provinces, has unit-based rent control, with rent being tied to the units instead of the tenant. However, there is no formal mechanism to know what rent was paid by a previous tenant, despite a provincial bill passed to establish one in 2019. Join Cynthia Belaskie and Robbie Brydon as they talk to Darcie Lanthier,…

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LGBTQ2 Vulnerability In Housing With Kenna McDowell 36:53

3y ago36:53

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How do we solve the issue of LGBTQ2 vulnerability in housing? In this episode, Cynthia Belaskie and Robbie Brydon's guest is Kenna McDowell, a graduate student in the Human Geography program at the University of Alberta. Kenna explains that expanding the social and affordable housing sector could solve so many issues that queer people experience. E…

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Preventing Evictions in Community Housing With Damian Collins 42:04

3y ago42:04

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One of the main goals of community housing is to provide more affordable homes for those in need and, ultimately, to help them keep those homes. But what happens when people struggle to maintain tenancy in the community housing sector? In today’s episode, Cynthia Belaskie and Robbie Brydon are joined by Dr. Damian Collins of the University of Alber…

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The Argument For Basic Income With Evelyn Forget 36:53

3y ago36:53

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Canada had a basic income pilot before Ontario. Evelyn Forget’s research on the 1970s Mincome basic income experiment in Manitoba showed that hospital admissions declined and children were more likely to finish high school. Her latest work explores the lives of people who access government supports and frontline service providers. Evelyn is a profe…

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What Can We Learn from the BC Basic Income Panel? With Lindsay Tedds 34:38

3y ago34:38

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The BC Expert Panel on Basic Income did not recommend a broad basic income for that province, but did recommend three targeted basic incomes (for people with disabilities, youth aging out of care and renters). Dr. Lindsay Tedds, one of the members of the panel, joins Robbie Brydon and Cynthia Belaskie to discuss what they recommended, why they reco…

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The Challenges Of Moving Into Long-Term Care With Dr. Tamara Sussman 36:51

3+ y ago36:51

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Long-term care is not an easy thing to process whether it be for the patient or the family. It can be stressful because you need to think about the relocation to a new environment, the expensive price tag on long-term care services, and most importantly, the needs of the patient. Diving deeper into this topic, Cynthia Belaskie and Robbie Brydon sit…

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Aging In The Right Place With Sarah Canham, PhD 37:14

3+ y ago37:14

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Providing housing for the elderly is one of those issues that cannot be properly addressed without cross-sectoral partnerships. The Aging In The Right Place Study looks at the challenges of older adults to not only age in place but age in the right place. Today's guest is Dr. Sarah Canham, Project Director for the Aging In The Right Place Partnersh…

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Episode Zero: The Best Evidence for a Better World 20:35

3+ y ago20:35

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Cynthia Belaskie and Robbie Brydon share what the show is all about: the messy place where evidence meets policy in income security and housing. Dr. Jim Dunn, Director of the McMaster Institute for Health Equity and the Canadian Housing Evidence Collaborative, joins them to talk about the origin of the show and some of the cases he has encountered …

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Rebecca Jarvis and Tim Young on marine science research 17:42

5y ago17:42

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Our oceans are important for our health, wealth, social life and sense of identity in Aotearoa New Zealand. They are also under serious threat from a range of factors including pollution, overfishing and ocean warming. AUT researchers Dr Rebecca Jarvis and Dr Tim Young believe there’s a lack of direction in our policy and research approaches to saf…

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Maria Bargh and David Hall on the low-emissions transition 23:51

5y ago23:51

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The climate is changing, whether we like it or not. Our remaining choices are around how much we can limit this change, and what we can do to adapt. A new book A Careful Revolution: Towards a Low-Emissions Future, edited by David Hall and published by Bridget Williams Books, tackles these questions. This podcast is an edited recording of a kōrero b…

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Elizabeth Eppel on water governance 18:18

5+ y ago18:18

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Everyone has an interest in our fresh water. Those interests often conflict with each other, making water governance a difficult area. Dr Elizabeth Eppel is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Governance and Policy Studies at Victoria University of Wellington. She talks with Keri Mills about the challenges of water governance and one of A…

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Kathy Errington on green hydrogen 17:02

5+ y ago17:02

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Green hydrogen is hydrogen generated from renewable electricity. It can be stored and shipped, and could be an export industry for Aotearoa New Zealand as well as a way to decarbonise local fossil fuel uses that are particularly difficult to eliminate. Kathy Errington, Executive Director of the Helen Clark Foundation, speaks with the Policy Observa…

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Mike Joy on the Freshwater Crisis 19:28

5+ y ago19:28

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Aotearoa New Zealand has pristine mountain rivers and lakes, but downstream in the lowlands our rivers are some of the most polluted in the world. Nutrients, sediment and human pathogens are pouring from farms into waterways, causing damage to ecosystems and threatening human health. Dr Mike Joy speaks with the Policy Observatory’s Keri Mills on th…

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Shiloh Groot on homelessness in Aotearoa 18:28

5+ y ago18:28

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In recent years fierce debates surrounding a housing crisis has brought attention to the oft-ignored societal issue of homelessness in Aotearoa New Zealand. However, homelessness is a complex issue that is about much more than just having access to four walls and a roof. Dr Shiloh Groot, Senior Lecturer in Social Psychology at the University of Auc…

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Tracey McIntosh on inequality in Aotearoa's criminal justice system 19:56

5+ y ago19:56

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Aotearoa New Zealand has one of the world’s highest incarceration rates. Māori are more likely to get arrested than Pākehā, once arrested more likely to get prosecuted, once prosecuted more likely to get locked up. The majority of our people in prison are poor, and a sharply increasing number of imprisoned people are Māori women. What are the cause…

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Peter Skilling on what New Zealanders think about inequality 19:13

5+ y ago19:13

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What do New Zealanders think about inequality? That’s the question driving the recent Marsden-funded research of AUT’s Dr. Peter Skilling. This project looked at what levels of income inequality New Zealanders think are reasonable, and investigated the dynamics of conversations about inequality. He talks with The Policy Observatory’s Keri Mills abo…

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Max Rashbrooke on inequality in Aotearoa 19:51

5+ y ago19:51

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What are the problems caused by economic inequality in Aotearoa, and what can we do about it? Max Rashbrooke has written and edited books on wealth, inequality and the role of government, and he talks to The Policy Observatory’s Keri Mills about the state of inequality in Aotearoa today, and where he thinks we should go from here.…

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