Kevin Partridge, PhD
@kevinpartridge.bsky.social
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.
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Very much hope journalists will investigate the cancellation of the 2026 annual meeting of the Congress of Humanities and Social Sciences. This is a pretty seismic event in Canadian Higher Ed.
Sadly, given the state of Canadian journalism, I'm not holding my breath.
Sadly, given the state of Canadian journalism, I'm not holding my breath.
May 12, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Very much hope journalists will investigate the cancellation of the 2026 annual meeting of the Congress of Humanities and Social Sciences. This is a pretty seismic event in Canadian Higher Ed.
Sadly, given the state of Canadian journalism, I'm not holding my breath.
Sadly, given the state of Canadian journalism, I'm not holding my breath.
What 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
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
More supports sounds like a good idea but always people need #housingfirst
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Body sat for 11 days after B.C. overdose death in 'first-of-its kind' supportive housing complex | CBC News
CBC has learned that staff at a celebrated B.C. complex-care housing complex didn't find the body of a 60-year-old resident until nearly 11 days after she overdosed in her room, despite supports that ...
www.cbc.ca
May 7, 2025 at 4:26 PM
What 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
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
More supports sounds like a good idea but always people need #housingfirst
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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The interview can be viewed here:
Homelessness on the rise in America
Homelessness in America is at a record high with more than 770,000 unhoused Americans in 2024. Shelter service agencies say the number of working homeless is growing too. It's a symptom of what's bein...
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April 16, 2025 at 4:35 PM
The interview can be viewed here:
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I couldn’t agree more with @ottawapublichealth.ca.
We can’t solve the overdose and addiction crisis in Centretown without significant investments in housing, addiction treatment, frontline harm reduction and health care.
ottawacitizen.com/news/local-n...
We can’t solve the overdose and addiction crisis in Centretown without significant investments in housing, addiction treatment, frontline harm reduction and health care.
ottawacitizen.com/news/local-n...
More funding needed to support Ottawa's overdose prevention strategy: report
Around 207 opioid-related deaths were reported in Ottawa in 2023, a nearly three-fold increase from 2019.
ottawacitizen.com
April 13, 2025 at 10:11 PM
I couldn’t agree more with @ottawapublichealth.ca.
We can’t solve the overdose and addiction crisis in Centretown without significant investments in housing, addiction treatment, frontline harm reduction and health care.
ottawacitizen.com/news/local-n...
We can’t solve the overdose and addiction crisis in Centretown without significant investments in housing, addiction treatment, frontline harm reduction and health care.
ottawacitizen.com/news/local-n...
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Here’s the thing — Poilievre must know his refusal to do the normal security check and get a security clearance during a sovereignty and security crisis has been badly hurting him with a LOT of voters. His excuse makes no rational, or even strategic sense.
So I’m assuming he knows he can’t get it.
So I’m assuming he knows he can’t get it.
Reminder: Pierre Poilievre STILL refuses to apply for the normal, usual security clearance, the Canadian media is STILL under-reporting that, and I’m STILL choosing to assume under these dangerous and scary circumstances that it’s because he knows that he wouldn’t pass the security check.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith asked US administration to "put things on pause" to help Poilievre get elected as PM x.com/cspotweet/st...
Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com
Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com
April 12, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Here’s the thing — Poilievre must know his refusal to do the normal security check and get a security clearance during a sovereignty and security crisis has been badly hurting him with a LOT of voters. His excuse makes no rational, or even strategic sense.
So I’m assuming he knows he can’t get it.
So I’m assuming he knows he can’t get it.
Part 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.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Have renters been forgotten this election campaign? | CBC News
Rents and other housing costs are rising and so is the proportion of renters in Canada. Tenants say they are left in precarious positions and feel unheard and under-represented in the federal election...
www.cbc.ca
April 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Part 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.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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TODAY: Homelessness on the Ballot - online at noon ET with me for Ottawa Alliance to End Homelessness www.endhomelessnessottawa.ca/keep_housing...
Keep Housing on the Ballot: Advocating for Non-Profit Housing in the Changing Political Landscape
www.endhomelessnessottawa.ca
April 1, 2025 at 1:36 PM
TODAY: Homelessness on the Ballot - online at noon ET with me for Ottawa Alliance to End Homelessness www.endhomelessnessottawa.ca/keep_housing...
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"The myth that hard work will lead to stability has been shattered, revealing a stark disconnect between the story America tells about itself and the reality of deepening precarity.”
An excerpt from my book, There Is No Place for Us, is out today in @literaryhub.bsky.social:
An excerpt from my book, There Is No Place for Us, is out today in @literaryhub.bsky.social:
The Paradox of Prosperity: How Urban Renewal Pushes Workers to the Periphery
By the time I met Cokethia Goodman and her children, they had been homeless for three months. Their ordeal began on an afternoon in August 2018, when Cokethia discovered a terse letter from her lan…
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March 31, 2025 at 12:29 PM
"The myth that hard work will lead to stability has been shattered, revealing a stark disconnect between the story America tells about itself and the reality of deepening precarity.”
An excerpt from my book, There Is No Place for Us, is out today in @literaryhub.bsky.social:
An excerpt from my book, There Is No Place for Us, is out today in @literaryhub.bsky.social:
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NEW: A judge has granted an injunction to keep supervised consumption sites open in Toronto beyond the March 31 deadline set by the province.
They will remain open now for 30 days after he reaches his final decision. #onpoli
globalnews.ca/news/1110359...
They will remain open now for 30 days after he reaches his final decision. #onpoli
globalnews.ca/news/1110359...
Ontario judge grants injunction to keep consumption sites open for now | Globalnews.ca
Superior Court Justice John Callaghan says all sites slated to close under the new law by April 1 can remain open until 30 days after he decides the case.
globalnews.ca
March 28, 2025 at 8:49 PM
NEW: A judge has granted an injunction to keep supervised consumption sites open in Toronto beyond the March 31 deadline set by the province.
They will remain open now for 30 days after he reaches his final decision. #onpoli
globalnews.ca/news/1110359...
They will remain open now for 30 days after he reaches his final decision. #onpoli
globalnews.ca/news/1110359...
Grief is an ocean and I live on the shore.
March 28, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Grief is an ocean and I live on the shore.
The CMHC is doing good work in providing useful and accessible housing plans in many different parts of Canada.
nhc-cnl.ca/publications...
nhc-cnl.ca/publications...
National Housing Council - Shaping the future of housing in Canada through inclusion and participation
nhc-cnl.ca
March 21, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The CMHC is doing good work in providing useful and accessible housing plans in many different parts of Canada.
nhc-cnl.ca/publications...
nhc-cnl.ca/publications...
The presence of Non-Market housing is essential to providing housing and providing real competition in the housing market!
Here’s a nation-building project i can get behind: New Report Calls for Canada to Double its Supply of Non-Market Housing
New report calls for Canada to double its non-market housing
Non-market housing is permanent rental housing owned and managed by a non-profit organization, a co-operative, an Indigenous provider or a municipal or provincial government
money.ca
March 21, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The presence of Non-Market housing is essential to providing housing and providing real competition in the housing market!
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For anyone needing a US source for this (with interviews featuring the friend of one German and the partner of the other German)
German tourists detained at Otay Mesa Detention Center for weeks
Two German citizens have been held for weeks at the Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego after trying to enter the U.S. from Mexico on tourist visas, according to their friends and family, who say ...
www.nbcsandiego.com
March 9, 2025 at 11:35 PM
For anyone needing a US source for this (with interviews featuring the friend of one German and the partner of the other German)
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Some pretty nice designs in here. Kudos to the consultant team that led the work. The federal government has unveiled its new Housing Design Catalogue with 50 housing designs for rowhouses, fourplexes, sixplexes, and accessory dwelling units www.housingcatalogue.cmhc-schl.gc.ca
March 7, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Some pretty nice designs in here. Kudos to the consultant team that led the work. The federal government has unveiled its new Housing Design Catalogue with 50 housing designs for rowhouses, fourplexes, sixplexes, and accessory dwelling units www.housingcatalogue.cmhc-schl.gc.ca
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~ The Freedom Convoy's appeal was dismissed today, allowing class action to proceed
Some downtown Ottawa residents &businesses are suing for $290M, alleging personal suffering &business losses from the 2022 protest
It has not yet been certified as a class action
www.castanet.net/news/Canada/...
Some downtown Ottawa residents &businesses are suing for $290M, alleging personal suffering &business losses from the 2022 protest
It has not yet been certified as a class action
www.castanet.net/news/Canada/...
Proposed class action lawsuit against 'Freedom Convoy' organizers clears hurdle - Canada News
A proposed class action lawsuit against those who allegedly organized and funded the "Freedom Convoy" protests cleared another hurdle on Thursday when the Ontario Court of Appeal refused to dismiss th...
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March 7, 2025 at 2:49 AM
~ The Freedom Convoy's appeal was dismissed today, allowing class action to proceed
Some downtown Ottawa residents &businesses are suing for $290M, alleging personal suffering &business losses from the 2022 protest
It has not yet been certified as a class action
www.castanet.net/news/Canada/...
Some downtown Ottawa residents &businesses are suing for $290M, alleging personal suffering &business losses from the 2022 protest
It has not yet been certified as a class action
www.castanet.net/news/Canada/...
It 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."
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
March 6, 2025 at 5:05 PM
It 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."
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The Liberals should hammer the CPC on this. Poilievre is providing them real ammunition. It's such a misread of the situation.
The career politician with the gold-plated pension & the taxpayer-provided house says he doesn't want to help Canadian workers who could face financial ruin.
#CdnPoli
The career politician with the gold-plated pension & the taxpayer-provided house says he doesn't want to help Canadian workers who could face financial ruin.
#CdnPoli
March 6, 2025 at 1:50 AM
The Liberals should hammer the CPC on this. Poilievre is providing them real ammunition. It's such a misread of the situation.
The career politician with the gold-plated pension & the taxpayer-provided house says he doesn't want to help Canadian workers who could face financial ruin.
#CdnPoli
The career politician with the gold-plated pension & the taxpayer-provided house says he doesn't want to help Canadian workers who could face financial ruin.
#CdnPoli
If only...
If only Canada needed to build 300,000 housing units to fill the shortfall and a massive surplus of lumber. This is the exact sort of situation where multiple levels of government can come together to fund industry and jobs during a time of hardship to keep the lights on.
March 4, 2025 at 6:52 PM
If only...
A 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. www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Those big GDP numbers about interprovincial trade barriers are wrong - CCPA
A lot of public discourse in Canada right now is about how we need to urgently remove interprovincial trade barriers in the face of the Trump tariff threat. But if we look at the actual evidence, poli...
www.policyalternatives.ca
March 2, 2025 at 3:33 PM
A 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. www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
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The name of a Nazi collaborator was engraved on #Ottawa’s Monument to the Victims of Communism, according to internal emails obtained by Ricochet through Access to Information.
Journalist @taylornoakes.bsky.social reports:
ricochet.media/politics/naz...
#Cdnpoli #Canada
Journalist @taylornoakes.bsky.social reports:
ricochet.media/politics/naz...
#Cdnpoli #Canada
Nazi collaborator’s name found on Victims of Communism monument
Canadian Heritage engraved the nameplates before deciding who to commemorate
ricochet.media
February 25, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The name of a Nazi collaborator was engraved on #Ottawa’s Monument to the Victims of Communism, according to internal emails obtained by Ricochet through Access to Information.
Journalist @taylornoakes.bsky.social reports:
ricochet.media/politics/naz...
#Cdnpoli #Canada
Journalist @taylornoakes.bsky.social reports:
ricochet.media/politics/naz...
#Cdnpoli #Canada
Every level of government is failing because they continue to believe that "the market" will solve the housing crisis.
Something that needs more attention: The province has set housing targets for municipalities to keep pace with population growth. However, cities are completely ignoring these in their Official Plans, DC Background Studies, etc.
Cities are creating housing scarcity.
Cities are creating housing scarcity.
February 16, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Every level of government is failing because they continue to believe that "the market" will solve the housing crisis.
May 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!
Happy New Year!
Chúc Mừng Năm Mới!
新年快乐! (xīn nián kuài lè)
새해 복 많이 받으세요!
January 29, 2025 at 12:45 PM
May 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!
Happy New Year!
Chúc Mừng Năm Mới!
新年快乐! (xīn nián kuài lè)
새해 복 많이 받으세요!
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Wealth inequality risks triggering 'societal collapse' within next decade, report finds
The warning comes from an expert roundtable led by researchers from King's and the Fairness Foundation www.kcl.ac.uk/news/wealth-...
The warning comes from an expert roundtable led by researchers from King's and the Fairness Foundation www.kcl.ac.uk/news/wealth-...
Wealth inequality risks triggering 'societal collapse' within next decade, report finds
The warning comes from an expert roundtable led by researchers from King's and the Fairness Foundation
www.kcl.ac.uk
January 28, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Wealth inequality risks triggering 'societal collapse' within next decade, report finds
The warning comes from an expert roundtable led by researchers from King's and the Fairness Foundation www.kcl.ac.uk/news/wealth-...
The warning comes from an expert roundtable led by researchers from King's and the Fairness Foundation www.kcl.ac.uk/news/wealth-...
Interesting conversation between the new federal housing minister, Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, and Carolyn Whitzman, the author of Home Truths.
www.uncommons.ca/p/fixing-can...
www.uncommons.ca/p/fixing-can...
Fixing Canada's Housing Crisis with Carolyn Whitzman
Whitzman is an expert advisor to UBC's Housing Assessment Resource Tools, senior housing researcher at U of T's School of Cities, and author of Home Truths, Fixing Canada's Housing Crisis.
www.uncommons.ca
January 22, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Interesting conversation between the new federal housing minister, Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, and Carolyn Whitzman, the author of Home Truths.
www.uncommons.ca/p/fixing-can...
www.uncommons.ca/p/fixing-can...
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FINALLY
🚨 BREAKING: Joe Biden Grants Clemency To Leonard Peltier www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-bi...
Joe Biden Frees Leonard Peltier
The ailing Native American rights activist has been in prison for nearly 50 years after the U.S. government lied to put him there.
www.huffpost.com
January 20, 2025 at 4:41 PM
FINALLY