Ending chronic homelessness with Adam Vaughan & Anne Babcock

Uncommons with Nate Erskine-Smith

Our federal government has committed to end chronic homelessness, and Nate is joined by Adam Vaughan and Anne Babcock to discuss how we can best deliver on that commitment.

Adam is the Liberal MP for Spadina-Fort York, and a former Toronto city councillor. His political career at both levels has been motivated by a passionate concern for housing policy, and he’s the parliamentary secretary with carriage of the housing file.

Anne is the president and CEO at Woodgreen Community Services, an established and experienced service provider of supportive housing. She has a wealth of experience locally and internationally on housing policy, including most recently as a member of Toronto’s housing task force.

Our federal government has increased funding towards ending chronic homelessness over the last five years, including most recently a $1 billion rapid housing initiative. The RHI exceeded its initial target of 3,000 new affordable homes, and will support the construction of more than 4,700 permanent affordable units for Canadian families.

We’ve also helped to fund city plans here in Toronto, including for modular housing, and there’s a site in Beaches-East York on Trenton Ave that is currently the subject of some local debate, which is also a focus of conversation in this episode. If you have feedback on that particular project: [e-mail]

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