Presentations
2020
2019
Canada’s Housing System: Evolving Conditions and Challenges, City of Hamilton Housing Summit
May 21st, 2019
Commentary on Duncan Maclennan’s New Economic Case for Housing, Shaping Futures, Ottawa, March 2019
Exploring Opportunities In The Intermediate Rental Market In Ottawa. Presentation to asset management committee, Ottawa Community Housing, January 19, 2019
2018
The Future of Social Housing: Toward a More Sustainable Future. CMHC National Housing Conference, Ottawa, November 22nd, 2018
Preparing for an Expiring Operating Agreement, BC Central Conference, Vancouver BC, November 2018.
Public Subsidy for Social Housing Stock Renewal: An International Comparison, Partnerships for Affordable Rental Housing, University of Calgary, November 15, 2018
Affordable Housing Outcomes: What Does Success Look Like? Open Doors conference,
Calgary November 14, 2018
Examining Opportunities To Create And Preserve Market Affordable Housing,
Ottawa Community Foundation Oct 3rd, 2018
Canada’s Social Housing System Brief to AHURI Delegation, September 10, 2018
Being opportunistic in a changing funding world: Sustainability in the affordable housing sector
Anhart Community Housing Society, Vancouver, June 26th, 2018
Building a Better City: Solutions for Affordable Housing, Globe and Mail Conference, June 21, 2018
Non-Housing Outcomes of Accessible and Affordable Housing, Third Annual Canadian Homelessness Data Sharing Initiative, Calgary May 28-29, 2018
Evolving Mortgage Finance and Impact on Consumers, Northwind Housing Finance Forum February 8th, 2018
Exploring Opportunities in the National Housing Strategy, ONPHA Leadership Series,
February 6th, 2018
2017
Reaction to the National Housing Strategy, Closing Panel, Alliance to End Homelessness, Ottawa November 2017
Modernizing Ontario’s/Canada’s Social Housing System, Shaping our Future ONPHA Conference November 2017
Public Subsidy for Social Housing Stock Renewal: An International Comparison, CMHC Housing Finance Symposium, October, 2017
Minister’s Expert Panel: Final stages of Developing the National Housing Strategy, Ottawa, October 2017
New Opportunities to Generate Equity and Enhance Sustainability: An Assessment of the New CMHC Rental Construction Financing Initiative, Ottawa Community Housing, September 2017
New Opportunities in Rental Housing Financing: Setting the context, CHRA Congress May 2017, Halifax
The uncoupling of housing costs and income, Tyee Action for Housing Now, Vancouver, March, 2017
2016
2015
Federal States and Public Housing Transformation: The Case of Canada. National Housing Conference Perth Australia November 2015 [no ppt]
Trends and issues in Canadian Social Housing , Federation of New Soth Wales Housing Associations, Sydney Australia, Oct 2015
Infrastructure and Municipal Affairs: Housing, Pre-election forum, University of Ottawa, September 2015
Housing issues in the federal election Presentation to FCM Big City Mayors Caucus September, 2015
The Broader Context for Housing in Ottawa. Ottawa Community Housing Board, June 2015
VIDEO
CBC: Lack of a coherent policy on housing (May 2015)
BNN: Canada’s housing problems hitting rental sector affordability (May 2015)
2014
Strengthening the Institutional Framework for a Sustainable Social Housing Sector in South Africa, April 2014, Johannesburg {link}
Expiration of Operating Agreements: Planning For the Future in Manitoba, Manitoba Non Profit Housing Association June 2014 {link}
2013
“Trends and current issues in Canada’s Housing System” presented at Joint 43rd IUFA Annual Conference and the Canadian Urban Forum