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Everyday Politics with Laura Mae Lindo

Homelessness, Encampments, and the Right to Housing

 A look at the report "Realizing the Right: Municipal Policy Responses to Encampments".

 

Additional Resources

 

Region of Waterloo Affordable Housing Plan

https://www.regionofwaterloo.ca/en/living-here/affordable-housing-plan.aspx

 

Region of Waterloo Housing and Shelter Services

https://www.regionofwaterloo.ca/en/living-here/housing-and-shelter.aspx

 

Ontario Legislation & Policy – Housing

https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/11h06/v9

 

Bill 28, Homelessness Ends with Housing Act, 2025

https://www.ola.org/en/legislative-business/bills/parliament-44/session-1/bill-28

 

Realizing the Right: Municipal Policy Responses to Encampments

https://www.mymothernamedmesunshine.ca/realizing-the-right-municipal-policy-responses-to-encampments.html

 

Regan Sunshine Brussé’s Website

https://www.mymothernamedmesunshine.ca/

 

The Federal Housing Advocate

https://www.chrc-ccdp.gc.ca/individuals/right-housing/federal-housing-advocate

 

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    Dr. Laura Mae Lindo (she/her/elle) is a respected activist, educator, and former politician who holds both a Masters and PhD in Education. Dr. Lindo is a knowledgeable advocate for the rights of womxn and girls, a respected ally to vulnerable communities, and, most importantly, a courageous public speaker, ready, willing, and able to speak to issues often left unaddressed. Dr. Lindo has worked at Toronto Metropolitan University in the Diversity Institute as well as lectured at St. Francis Xavier University (Antigonish, Nova Scotia), the University of Prince Edward Island (Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island), York University (Toronto, Ontario), and Wilfrid Laurier University (Waterloo, Ontario). A former Member of Provincial Parliament for Kitchener Centre and Ontario’s Official Opposition Critic for Anti-Racism and Equity as well as Colleges and Universities and Citizenship and Immigration, Dr. Lindo was the inaugural Chair of Ontario’s first Black Caucus. She is currently an Assistant Professor in Philosophy at the University of Waterloo (Waterloo, Ontario) and Founder and Director of the e(RACE)r Institute where she continues to put anti-racist theory into practice. 

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