Troutville: Where people discuss fairness issues
Please join us on January 19 at 2pm for the next MIHE Health Equity seminar, featuring Dr. Yukiko Asada.
Does Evidence Influence Policy? With Molly Harrington And Norm Helfand
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, a member of the Green Party of Canada and an advocate of rent control. Darcie founded My Old Apartment to help past tenants tell current tenants what the legal maximum rent should be. In less than a year they added 10% of all apartments in Charlottetown to the registry and have helped tenants get back money – up to $20,000 – that was charged above that maximum. Tune in as Darcie discusses the importance of rent control and advocates for tenants on the housing market.
Making Rent Control Work
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, a member of the Green Party of Canada and an advocate of rent control. Darcie founded My Old Apartment to help past tenants tell current tenants what the legal maximum rent should be. In less than a year they added 10% of all apartments in Charlottetown to the registry and have helped tenants get back money – up to $20,000 – that was charged above that maximum. Tune in as Darcie discusses the importance of rent control and advocates for tenants on the housing market.
MIHE Seminar Series: Housing supports for women experiencing precarious housing
Please join us on November 17 at 2pm for the next MIHE Health Equity seminar, featuring Dr. Pat O’Campo
LGBTQ2 Vulnerability In Housing With Kenna McDowell
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. Especially because queer people are more likely to experience violence and discrimination in emergency shelters. Join in the conversation to learn more about LGBTQ2 vulnerability in housing and what you can do to help in your little way. Tune in!
Preventing Evictions in Community Housing With Damian Collins
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 are the eviction prevention practices in place that people can rely on when the going gets tough? In today’s episode, Cynthia Belaskie and Robbie Brydon are joined by Dr. Damian Collins of the University of Alberta. Damian is involved in research with Community Housing Canada and recently published the article, “When We Do Evict Them, It’s a Last Resort”: Eviction Prevention in Social and Affordable Housing. He discusses various eviction prevention strategies and draws some comparisons between what’s at stake in the community housing sector versus the private sector when it comes to being evicted. He also breaks down the six major challenges the community housing sector faces, coined as the “areas of inquiry.” Join their discussion as Damian iterates the importance of housing not only for those in need but in the development of society at large.
What can other jurisdictions learn from the BC Basic Income study?
British Columbia released the report of the Expert Panel on Basic Income earlier this year. Here’s a quick summary of lessons for other jurisdictions, with links to the specific areas of the report where they are discussed in greater depth.
The Argument For Basic Income With Evelyn Forget
A radical advocate for basic income in Canada, Evelyn Forget believes that the measure should be implemented not only because the best evidence supports it, but simply because it is the right thing to do.
Family-Friendly Community Resources for Better Balance, Health and Well-being
In this talk, Dr. Young will discuss how our community of residence influences these experiences.
2021 – 2022 MIHE Seminar Series
Our Health Equity seminar series presents timely, health-equity focused research on a diverse range of topics that is relevant to researchers, students, staff and community members across a wide array of disciplines and backgrounds.