UK epidemiologist Richard Wilkinson presented a compelling picture of why inequality is bad for everyone – rich and poor – during his recent Canadian tour. At today’s meeting of the Inner City Advisory Committee of the Toronto District School Board, we received a bracing insight into the impact of inequality on children attending public schools in […]
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Something ‘out of kilter’, when basic human need for home becomes too expensive: UK housing minister
Booming house prices cause “enormous pain” for those excluded from ownership markets, warns UK housing minister Grant Shapps. Speaking in a candid year-end interview, the minister states: “We believe that [property] should be primarily thought of as a place to be your home.”
Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of Canadian military vets are homeless: New research
Hundreds, perhaps even thousands, of military veterans are homeless, according to the preliminary results of an important new study from researchers at the University of Western Ontario. Researchers Susan Ray and Cheryl Forchuk have extensive background in housing, homelessness and mental health issues. While the image of homeless military veterans is common on US streets, this is the first […]
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