Episodes
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Who Pays for the Missing Middle in Housing?
Housing the "missing middle" requires a stacked approach: federal capital to lower construction costs, provincial funding for operations and supports, municipal land and faster approvals, and delivery by non-profits and co-ops. Supportive housing is vital but can’t solve homelessness alone…
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From Through a Blue Lens to Fentanyl: Vancouver’s Crisis Expands
Through a Blue Lens captured intimate scenes of addiction and police work in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside in the 1990s. What looked like individual tragedy then has since widened into a structural crisis: rising homelessness, unaffordable housing, and a drug supply transformed by fentanyl that...
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Buying Canada: How Your Grocery Cart Shapes Supply Chains and Identity
Once you see it, you can’t unsee it: U.S. brands have shaped our grocery aisles, but there’s a whole world of Canadian alternatives hiding in plain sight. This episode walks through that moment of noticing and why it matters beyond nostalgia — from branding and shelf placement to profits and who...
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The Gordie Howe Bridge Standoff: Can Canada Open It Without the U.S.?
The Gordie Howe International Bridge is finished and paid for by Canada, yet remains closed amid a U.S. delay that officials haven’t clearly explained. This episode unpacks who legally controls the crossing, why a unilateral Canadian opening is possible, and the political and practical…
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NIMBYism, Property Values, and the Myth That Keeps Housing Scarce
This episode peels back the script of NIMBYism—how fears about safety, character, and property values are used to block affordable housing—and shows the evidence that new housing often stabilizes and even raises nearby values. It makes the case for a YIMBY approach: treating housing as a shared...
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Why Affordable Housing Gets Opposed: Fear, Zoning, and the Myth of Scarcity
This episode unpacks why opposition to affordable housing often feels normal and rational—status anxiety, misunderstood economics, scarcity mindset, zoning as a gate, and moral exceptionalism—rather than simple cruelty. It argues that solutions must target systems (zoning reform, steady...
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Canada–U.S. Trade Tensions: Alcohol Bans, Concessions, and What Comes Next
This episode unpacks renewed Canada–U.S. trade tensions through a surprisingly visible flashpoint: alcohol. It explains how provincial control of liquor distribution becomes a tool of leverage, why bans are often symbolic, and how small, public moves can escalate broader disputes. We also walk...
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the world on edge every story we tell is a reminder that no is disposable and no one gets left behind if we want a safer stronger community its starts with seeing each other fully honestly and without fear thanks for listing and remember change doesn't happen somewhere else it happens right here...
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Closing Supervised Consumption Sites: What Happens Next for Communities?
This episode untangles the evidence and arguments around supervised consumption sites, contrasting public-health and clinical perspectives with skeptical columnists and provincial politics. We explain what closures actually do on the ground—displacement, increased overdose risk, and strained...
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a building that was never meant to be ordinary every story we tell is a reminder that no is disposable and no one gets left behind if we want a safer stronger community its starts with seeing each other fully honestly and without fear thanks for listing and remember change doesn't happen…
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food banks every story we tell is a reminder that no is disposable and no one gets left behind if we want a safer stronger community its starts with seeing each other fully honestly and without fear thanks for listing and remember change doesn't happen somewhere else it happens right here with…
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Rhetoric and Reality Canada U.S Relationship in the age of Political Noise every story we tell is a reminder that no is disposable and no one gets left behind if we want a safer stronger community its starts with seeing each other fully honestly and without fear thanks for listing and remember...
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When Renting Became a Credit Test: How Scores Took Over Housing
Renting used to be messy, local, and human — references, conversations, and reputations mattered. Over time, lenders’ tools — credit bureaus, scores, eviction databases, and algorithmic screening — migrated into the rental market and turned tenants into borrowers to be underwritten. That shift...
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NIMBY, Homelessness, and the Stories We Tell Ourselves
This episode breaks down how NIMBYism—“Not In My Back Yard”—turns reasonable worries into barriers that keep people unhoused. We unpack the emotional fears, the common myths about who becomes homeless, and the structural causes like housing costs, low wages, healthcare gaps, and criminal-legal...
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nimbyism, the barrier between real solutions every story we tell is a reminder that no is disposable and no one gets left behind if we want a safer stronger community its starts with seeing each other fully honestly and without fear thanks for listing and remember change doesn't happen somewhere...
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winter survival, homelessness in the cold every story we tell is a reminder that no is disposable and no one gets left behind if we want a safer stronger community its starts with seeing each other fully honestly and without fear thanks for listing and remember change doesn't happen somewhere…
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continued why communities can't stand still every story we tell is a reminder that no is disposable and no one gets left behind if we want a safer stronger community its starts with seeing each other fully honestly and without fear thanks for listing and remember change doesn't happen somewhere...
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Why Communities Can’t Stand Still: Affordable Housing and Ending Single-Family Zoning
Welcome back to the North of Fair podcast on Podbean Live. This episode explains why “standing still” isn’t neutral: keeping the same rules and housing patterns pushes prices up and pushes people out. We define deeply affordable housing, show how single‑family zoning limits supply and access, and...
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10,000 deeply affordable homes building around a crisis every story we tell is a reminder that no is disposable and no one gets left behind if we want a safer stronger community its starts with seeing each other fully honestly and without fear thanks for listing and remember change doesn't happen...
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cost of living, food, rent, ODSP, living wage, GST proposal every story we tell is a reminder that no is disposable and no one gets left behind if we want a safer stronger community its starts with seeing each other fully honestly and without fear thanks for listing and remember change doesn't...
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Canada’s Non‑Market Housing Gap: Why 250,000 Deeply Affordable Homes Matter
Today’s episode breaks down non-market housing—co‑ops, social and non‑profit units, and rent‑geared‑to‑income homes—and explains why Canada’s existing stock (roughly 600,000–700,000 units) still leaves a gap of about 250,000 deeply affordable homes. We connect the numbers to real lives: people on...
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the pressure point; how London is being squeezed from both sides of a regional crisis every story we tell is a reminder that no is disposable and no one gets left behind if we want a safer stronger community its starts with seeing each other fully honestly and without fear thanks for listing and...
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From Street Outreach to Central Hubs: Who Gets Left Behind?
This episode examines what happens when cities shift funding from street outreach to a single centralized hub: who benefits, who’s pushed further from help, and the real-life risks when people can’t—or won’t—come through the door. We unpack outreach, drop-ins, shelters and hubs, show how trust,...
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Homelessness: Beyond the Stereotypes, Toward Real Solutions
Homelessness isn’t a single story — it’s a mix of invisible struggles caused by rising rents, job loss, medical bills, and gaps in our systems. This episode breaks the stereotype, explains how losing housing compounds other problems, and exposes why criminalizing people living outside doesn’t…
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Sovereignty, Separatism, and the two tracks of power every story we tell is a reminder that no is disposable and no one gets left behind if we want a safer stronger community its starts with seeing each other fully honestly and without fear thanks for listing and remember change doesn't happen...
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world history vs political every story we tell is a reminder that no is disposable and no one gets left behind if we want a safer stronger community its starts with seeing each other fully honestly and without fear thanks for listing and remember change doesn't happen somewhere else it happens...
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A forensic examination of power Sovereignty and the new global reality every story we tell is a reminder that no is disposable and no one gets left behind if we want a safer stronger community its starts with seeing each other fully honestly and without fear thanks for listing and remember change...
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the speech of all speeches every story we tell is a reminder that no is disposable and no one gets left behind if we want a safer stronger community its starts with seeing each other fully honestly and without fear thanks for listing and remember change doesn't happen somewhere else it happens...
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two cities two realities what Toronto shows us about London's missing winter plan every story we tell is a reminder that no is disposable and no one gets left behind if we want a safer stronger community its starts with seeing each other fully honestly and without fear thanks for listing and...
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the pressure doctrine blackmail, coercion, and intimidation in modern power politics every story we tell is a reminder that no is disposable and no one gets left behind if we want a safer stronger community its starts with seeing each other fully honestly and without fear thanks for listing and...
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Tariffs and Territory how an Economic tool became a weapon in the Greenland Crisis every story we tell is a reminder that no is disposable and no one gets left behind if we want a safer stronger community its starts with seeing each other fully honestly and without fear thanks for listing and...
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North of Fair conversations without Barriers
The Ontario's Government Neglect to Fund deeply Affordable Housing every story we tell is a reminder that no is disposable and no one gets left behind if we want a safer stronger community its starts with seeing each other fully honestly and without fear thanks for listing and remember change...
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North of Fair conversations without barriers
Greenland NATO NORAD and the Myth of Stacked Rhetoric every story we tell is a reminder that no is disposable and no one gets left behind if we want a safer stronger community its starts with seeing each other fully honestly and without fear thanks for listing and remember change doesn't happen...
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A United States Republican wants to pass a bill to make Greenland a 51st State every story we tell is a reminder that no is disposable and no one gets left behind if we want a safer stronger community its starts with seeing each other fully honestly and without fear thanks for listing and…
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the western hemisphere is not U.S property the legal geopolitical reality behind the Monroe doctrine every story we tell is a reminder that no is disposable and no one gets left behind if we want a safer stronger community its starts with seeing each other fully honestly and without fear thanks…
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Sovereignty threats and international law every story we tell is a reminder that no is disposable and no one gets left behind if we want a safer stronger community its starts with seeing each other fully honestly and without fear thanks for listing and remember change doesn't happen somewhere…
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Six Evidence Based Solutions to Rebuild the Housing System every story we tell is a reminder that no is disposable and no one gets left behind if we want a safer stronger community its starts with seeing each other fully honestly and without fear thanks for listing and remember change doesn't...
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North of Fair conversations without barriers
the living wage that don't let you live why working people are being pushed out of housing every story we tell is a reminder that no is disposable and no one gets left behind if we want a safer stronger community its starts with seeing each other fully honestly and without fear thanks for listing...
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cars hitting buildings what the data actually says and why professional drivers are being dragged into it without evidence every story we tell is a reminder that no is disposable and no one gets left behind if we want a safer stronger community its starts with seeing each other fully honestly and...
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The Realities of Surviving on OW ODSP In 2026 every story we tell is a reminder that no is disposable and no one gets left behind if we want a safer stronger community its starts with seeing each other fully honestly and without fear thanks for listing and remember change doesn't happen somewhere...
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Dry January every story we tell is a reminder that no is disposable and no one gets left behind if we want a safer stronger community its starts with seeing each other fully honestly and without fear thanks for listing and remember change doesn't happen somewhere else it happens right here with…
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Canada’s Housing Blueprint Ignored: 37 Solutions, Zero Action
In this episode host Doug discusses Gregor Craigie book Our Crumbling Foundation — 37 evidence-based recommendations to fix Canada’s housing crisis — and exposes how federal and provincial governments have failed to implement, track, or respond to any of them. Doug highlights three real-world...
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North of Fair conversations without barriers
our crumbling foundation housing every story we tell is a reminder that no is disposable and no one gets left behind if we want a safer stronger community its starts with seeing each other fully honestly and without fear thanks for listing and remember change doesn't happen somewhere else it...
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Six Years, Zero Homes: Ontario’s Affordability Crisis Exposed
Host Doug examines six years of Ontario legislation that sped up development but failed to fund or guarantee deeply affordable housing, highlighting the consequences for renters and families across Ontario and Canada. The episode looks at projects in Vancouver and Toronto where promised...
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Six Years of Bills Six Years of Nothing every story we tell is a reminder that no is disposable and no one gets left behind if we want a safer stronger community its starts with seeing each other fully honestly and without fear thanks for listing and remember change doesn't happen somewhere else…
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North of Fair coversations without barriers
Canada's Housing reckoning the case for 2.1 million affordable homes every story we tell is a reminder that no is disposable and no one gets left behind if we want a safer stronger community its starts with seeing each other fully honestly and without fear thanks for listing and remember change...
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Emergency declaration vs real solutions Ontario's homelessness reckoning every story we tell is a reminder that no is disposable and no one gets left behind if we want a safer stronger community its starts with seeing each other fully honestly and without fear thanks for listing and remember…
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The Architecture of Residential Schools every story we tell is a reminder that no is disposable and no one gets left behind if we want a safer stronger community its starts with seeing each other fully honestly and without fear thanks for listing and remember change doesn't happen somewhere else…
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Once Upon a time; Canada was a housing Champion every story we tell is a reminder that no is disposable and no one gets left behind if we want a safer stronger community its starts with seeing each other fully honestly and without fear thanks for listing and remember change doesn't happen…
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flash, fine, forget; Ford's speed camera ban and the war on local safety every story we tell is a reminder that no is disposable and no one gets left behind if we want a safer stronger community its starts with seeing each other fully honestly and without fear thanks for listing and remember…
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