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James Hardwick

Canadian Dimension

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Why landlords need to be regulated

No power in the country can stop a landlord from being a landlord. It’s time to change that

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Canadian Dimension

James Hardwick

I read Mark Carney’s book so you don’t have to

Carney’s commitment to shoring up the neoliberal status quo will only undermine Canada in the long term

18.03.2025 20

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Zoning deregulation won’t fix the housing crisis

Single-family detached zoning is a problem, but real estate profiteers are not the solution

14.01.2025 8

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Decriminalization is only half the story

Drug liberalization reduced overdose rates in Europe. Why isn’t it working here?

10.12.2024 3

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Safer supply is under attack when we need it most

This vital form of harm reduction is a centuries-old public health initiative that saves lives. We need it now more than ever

04.12.2024 4

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Involuntary treatment is a policy fad destined to failure

Legislated sobriety doesn’t do much for people experiencing addiction, but it works wonders for private health care companies

04.11.2024 2

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Why the National Housing Strategy failed

Under the Liberal’s housing plan prices are set at what rentiers can charge—not what renters can afford

22.10.2024 10

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We’ve solved the housing crisis before. We can do it again

Pierre Trudeau made housing an instrument of economic justice. Fifty years later his son remade it as an engine of inequality

08.10.2024 3

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James Hardwick

Your debt is their asset

How federal housing policy has turned our mortgage system into an engine of inequality

23.09.2024 3

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Boomer landlords are holding housing hostage

Inadequate pensions are driving a generational contest for Canada’s housing stock

05.09.2024 1

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‘Mom-and-pop’ landlords are risking everything—including the economy

Our homes must once again be places where we live. They can no longer be sites of exploitation

21.08.2024 20

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The REIT-ification of housing

Canada’s emerging housing oligopoly

07.08.2024 3

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James Hardwick

Housing is the only solution to homelessness

Punishing the victims of the housing crisis will do nothing to solve it

26.07.2024 3

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James Hardwick