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B.C. advocates urge the provincial government to prohibit pet bans in tenancy agreements.

Social progress occurs when the government recognizes checks and balances, she says.

Over the last ten years, Canada’s per capita footprint has declined, but so has Canadians’ life satisfaction.

The notwithstanding clause has been invoked by provinces looking to push ahead with their agendas on religious symbols, the rights of transgender youth, and to prevent strike action.

There are better ways to deal with this crisis than trying to put together public infrastructure from scratch.

Fostering belonging isn’t difficult, but it does take some understanding of how people’s brains work and how we are likely to interact with each other.

“We have so much, they have so little, yet that woman shared her care for humanity by giving her very best.”

Private landlords and non-profits provide affordable housing in the form of multi-tenant homes. While there is a lot of opacity around private providers, housing advocates say it’s imperative to support them in their transition to the City of Toronto’s new licensing framework, and thus maintain a stock of safe, secure multi-tenant housing.

An update to licensing intended to improve safety and consistency in Toronto rooming houses may inadvertently lead to their eventual extinction.

Oil‑driven cost pressures may ripple through Canada’s food system — but not as sharply as past global shocks.

Climate-mitigation funding is drying up like the lakes and rivers it’s trying to save. So how can Canada’s cities and municipalities pay for their plans when funding gaps prevent them? Social finance reporter Diane Berard explores the LC3 network in the case study below.

More than half of Canadian homeowners say they plan to stay in their current homes, according to a recent CPA Canada study, a trend that is contributing to a stagnant housing market in some cities and placing added pressure on the social sector.