Ottawa based, West coast raised, post-doctoral researcher in housing and homelessness. Lived experience of punk rock, substance use and shitty jobs. Driver of a Datsun 510.https://bsky.app/profile/kevinpartridge.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinpartridge.bsky.social/post/3lolstbtp6k2pWhat is "a permissive approach to housing"? Does a lack of housing EVER make the situation better? More supports sounds like a good idea but always people need #housingfirst https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/foxglove-overdose-death-housing-foi-1.752672907 May 2025 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:aexmtf2douph5c4dg3h3chba/app.bsky.feed.post/3lolstbtp6k2phttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinpartridge.bsky.social/post/3lmhxde7uis26Part of the problem with the housing 'debate' in Canada is that there is far too much emphasis on private ownership (typically seen as a means to build wealth) and little discussion of protecting the ability to rent. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/renters-federal-election-1.750545210 Apr 2025 16:46 +0000at://did:plc:aexmtf2douph5c4dg3h3chba/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmhxde7uis26https://bsky.app/profile/kevinpartridge.bsky.social/post/3llgsxz4phc2zGrief is an ocean and I live on the shore.28 Mar 2025 12:30 +0000at://did:plc:aexmtf2douph5c4dg3h3chba/app.bsky.feed.post/3llgsxz4phc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinpartridge.bsky.social/post/3lkvcxzsbdk2sThe CMHC is doing good work in providing useful and accessible housing plans in many different parts of Canada. https://nhc-cnl.ca/publications/post/scaling-up-the-non-market-housing-sector-21 Mar 2025 13:28 +0000at://did:plc:aexmtf2douph5c4dg3h3chba/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkvcxzsbdk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinpartridge.bsky.social/post/3lkvcrfglgc2sThe presence of Non-Market housing is essential to providing housing and providing real competition in the housing market! [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Mar 2025 13:25 +0000at://did:plc:aexmtf2douph5c4dg3h3chba/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkvcrfglgc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinpartridge.bsky.social/post/3ljpy3aljuc2xIt is so frustrating to see so many options available to make things better and decision-makers say, "nah, we need to spend more money to make people suffer ande die." [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Mar 2025 17:05 +0000at://did:plc:aexmtf2douph5c4dg3h3chba/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljpy3aljuc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinpartridge.bsky.social/post/3ljl553kq7k25If only... [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Mar 2025 18:52 +0000at://did:plc:aexmtf2douph5c4dg3h3chba/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljl553kq7k25https://bsky.app/profile/kevinpartridge.bsky.social/post/3ljfr37itx226A thoughtful article on the actual difficulties of interprovincial trade in Canada and a hint of how the current media coverage is infused with neo-liberal economic fantasies. https://www.policyalternatives.ca/news-research/those-big-gdp-numbers-about-interprovincial-trade-barriers-are-wrong/02 Mar 2025 15:33 +0000at://did:plc:aexmtf2douph5c4dg3h3chba/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljfr37itx226https://bsky.app/profile/kevinpartridge.bsky.social/post/3lic7ij2jc22aEvery level of government is failing because they continue to believe that "the market" will solve the housing crisis. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Feb 2025 12:15 +0000at://did:plc:aexmtf2douph5c4dg3h3chba/app.bsky.feed.post/3lic7ij2jc22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinpartridge.bsky.social/post/3lguyrcdxj22cMay peace, prosperity and happiness greet you all in the new year! Happy New Year! Chúc Mừng Năm Mới! 新年快乐! (xīn nián kuài lè) 새해 복 많이 받으세요!29 Jan 2025 12:45 +0000at://did:plc:aexmtf2douph5c4dg3h3chba/app.bsky.feed.post/3lguyrcdxj22chttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinpartridge.bsky.social/post/3lge2dbdacc2nInteresting conversation between the new federal housing minister, Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, and Carolyn Whitzman, the author of Home Truths. https://www.uncommons.ca/p/fixing-canadas-housing-crisis-with22 Jan 2025 18:57 +0000at://did:plc:aexmtf2douph5c4dg3h3chba/app.bsky.feed.post/3lge2dbdacc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinpartridge.bsky.social/post/3lfg52obud225I'm a researcher and I am tired of the constant replacement of actual action with studies and more studies... [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Jan 2025 21:26 +0000at://did:plc:aexmtf2douph5c4dg3h3chba/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfg52obud225https://bsky.app/profile/kevinpartridge.bsky.social/post/3lde5vwes3k2hIt is difficult to put into words how wrong this is. This is the capital city of one of the wealthiest states in the world. Even a brief period of homelessness can cause years of problems. https://ottawa.citynews.ca/2024/12/13/ottawas-homeless-population-more-than-doubles-since-2021/15 Dec 2024 15:46 +0000at://did:plc:aexmtf2douph5c4dg3h3chba/app.bsky.feed.post/3lde5vwes3k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/kevinpartridge.bsky.social/post/3ld4oawye3222The winter newsletter for this large research project on housing and homelessness is just released. safeandaffordable.ca https://safeandaffordable.ca/12 Dec 2024 16:17 +0000at://did:plc:aexmtf2douph5c4dg3h3chba/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld4oawye3222