Fifteen years of housing research and three years working at CMHC has effectively convinced me that we need radical changes to our housing system in Canada. Research on the Nova Scotia non-profit housing situation and continued contact with co-op and non-profit housing organizations across the country has shown me that there are jurisdictions who are stronger in this sector.
This project received funding through the Dalhousie University Sabbatical/Special Leave Grant “How do we want to live? Innovations in Housing Systems” (2022-2023, $8,200). It includes over 30 interviews with non-profit housing organization staff, planners, builders, and funders. The project was initiated during my sabbatical year (July 1, 2022-July 1, 2023) and a book summarizing the research, Silver Buckshot, will be published in 2025.