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But what good did he do?
A very brief background for those readers outside of London, Ontario, our former Mayor has been charged with breach of trust, fraud, and uttering a forged document and is being sentenced today. This is related to a payment of a … Continue reading
What “Ending Homelessness” Means
More and more the narrative around addressing homelessness is finally changing from one of “addressing homelessness” to “ending homelessness”. This is an important shift as our language establishes the outcomes we expect and anticipate. So much of our work from … Continue reading
Fair Elections Act
I have been called as a witness before the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs at Parliament in Ottawa this coming Wednesday to speak to Bill C-23, known as the ‘Fair Elections Act’. The following are my prepared comments … Continue reading
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What’s with the Rock
The opening of the London Homeless Memorial generated some negative press. However, I received a message through facebook that serves to remind me why we took this project on in the first place. I have redacted any identifying information. “Hello … Continue reading
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Silly Feminists
I digress from my regular focus on homelessness and housing to rant just a little bit about the Canadian national anthem. You may have heard it being proposed to change the line “all thy sons command” to “in all of … Continue reading
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Employment Greater Than Housing?
This article from CBC News Kitchener-Waterloo speaks to city councilor Sean Strickland’s suggestion that we should re-direct resources from affordable housing to a job skill match program. His rationale is that in the context of both high social assistance case … Continue reading
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It’s Our Humanity We Lose
It was revealed yesterday that workers with the City of Abbotsford, BC intentionally spread manure on a camping area used by people experiencing homelessness near a Salvation Army shelter. The city manager has accepted responsibility for the action, apologized, and … Continue reading
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Fitch the Homeless Shelter
Most are aware of the furor around Abercrombie & Fitch these days, with social media serving to expose the long held exclusionary (and possibly racist) perspectives of the corporation. Greg Karber has started a “Fitch the Homeless” campaign to fight … Continue reading
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I So Move…
The following is a motion that I am sending for our January 7th meeting of the London Homeless Coalition. The two greatest human rights concerns of our nation and our generation, in my mind, are homelessness and the plight of … Continue reading
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