Tim Richter
@timshome.bsky.social
Marauding do-gooder. Optimist. Fan of dad jokes. Founder of Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness. Recovering lobbyist & hack. Was a soldier once. CAEH.ca
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Superman is the story of an immigrant who grew up in Kansas, landed a low-paying job as a reporter in Metropolis, and still had time for a hobby because urban housing was affordable.
July 13, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Superman is the story of an immigrant who grew up in Kansas, landed a low-paying job as a reporter in Metropolis, and still had time for a hobby because urban housing was affordable.
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All those housing workers are welcome in Canada!
June 27, 2025 at 5:35 AM
All those housing workers are welcome in Canada!
Housing is essential national infrastructure and the foundation of a strong economy
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...
If Carney wants to transform the economy, he needs to fix the housing crisis
Whether it’s attracting investment, ensuring labour mobility, or improving productivity, housing is what makes economic growth and transformation possible.
www.hilltimes.com
June 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Housing is essential national infrastructure and the foundation of a strong economy
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...
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all i want is to one day own a modest sized home in a walkable neighborhood and raise money for shelter animals. wear an outfit i like, walk to the grocery store, buy some nectarines, feed cats, and live in peace. just don't understand why achieving this is so hard
June 22, 2025 at 9:07 PM
all i want is to one day own a modest sized home in a walkable neighborhood and raise money for shelter animals. wear an outfit i like, walk to the grocery store, buy some nectarines, feed cats, and live in peace. just don't understand why achieving this is so hard
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Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) says up to 4.8 million new homes will need to be built over the next decade to restore affordability levels last seen in 2019, based on projected demand.
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
4.8M new homes need to be built over next 10 years to restore affordability, CMHC says | CBC News
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) says up to 4.8 million new homes will need to be built over the next decade to restore affordability levels last seen in 2019, based on projected demand.
www.cbc.ca
June 19, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) says up to 4.8 million new homes will need to be built over the next decade to restore affordability levels last seen in 2019, based on projected demand.
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
Exactly. Solving homelessness requires all three levels of government working together. thestarphoenix.com/opinion/colu...
Tank: Carney, premiers should talk about Saskatoon homeless crisis
Saskatoon's recent homeless count reveals why the province and the federal government should be more involved in trying to solve the problem.
thestarphoenix.com
May 31, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Exactly. Solving homelessness requires all three levels of government working together. thestarphoenix.com/opinion/colu...
Wrapped a whirlwind trip to Ottawa with a very positive meeting with housing minister @gregorrobertson.bsky.social
I love this gov’ts sense of urgency on housing. We haven’t heard much from the gov’t on homelessness but it’s clear that sense of urgency also applies to homelessness for Robertson.
I love this gov’ts sense of urgency on housing. We haven’t heard much from the gov’t on homelessness but it’s clear that sense of urgency also applies to homelessness for Robertson.
May 27, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Wrapped a whirlwind trip to Ottawa with a very positive meeting with housing minister @gregorrobertson.bsky.social
I love this gov’ts sense of urgency on housing. We haven’t heard much from the gov’t on homelessness but it’s clear that sense of urgency also applies to homelessness for Robertson.
I love this gov’ts sense of urgency on housing. We haven’t heard much from the gov’t on homelessness but it’s clear that sense of urgency also applies to homelessness for Robertson.
A smart and powerful take down of Doug Ford’s MAGA inspired criminalization of people experiencing homelessness by @dianacmcnally.bsky.social
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Doug Ford’s America-inspired solution to homelessness won’t work. This will
While Manitoba is instructing us on a "Made in Canada" approach to homelessness that works, Premier Ford is modelling dysfunctional policies championed by an irrational American president.
www.thestar.com
May 20, 2025 at 11:52 PM
A smart and powerful take down of Doug Ford’s MAGA inspired criminalization of people experiencing homelessness by @dianacmcnally.bsky.social
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
This appears to be exactly what @armineyalnizyan.bsky.social was warning us about - large American hedge funds buying up large amounts of rental property at a discount www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
InterRent REIT plays coy on offers from potential buyers
InterRent’s executives are surprising analysts by consistently declining to comment on activist Anson Funds’ push for a sale of the REIT, and on Blackstone’s steadily growing stake
www.theglobeandmail.com
May 19, 2025 at 7:28 PM
This appears to be exactly what @armineyalnizyan.bsky.social was warning us about - large American hedge funds buying up large amounts of rental property at a discount www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
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This is very enocouraging! Pairing @gregorrobertson.bsky.social and his proven leadership on homelessness with hard charging PM Carney determined to sort out the housing crisis and big things are possible.
www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
‘Sets the tone’: More than half of PM Carney’s new cabinet will be fresh faces
When Prime Minister Mark Carney unveils his new front bench on Tuesday, more than half of its members will be fresh faces, CTV News has confirmed.
www.ctvnews.ca
May 13, 2025 at 1:14 AM
This is very enocouraging! Pairing @gregorrobertson.bsky.social and his proven leadership on homelessness with hard charging PM Carney determined to sort out the housing crisis and big things are possible.
www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
Brilliant and exactly right. Corey does a great job here pointing out the stupidity of Alberta independence talk.
Danielle Smith is stoking a dangerous, ignorant and harmful sovereignty debate for no other reason than to protect herself from members of her own coalition
Danielle Smith is stoking a dangerous, ignorant and harmful sovereignty debate for no other reason than to protect herself from members of her own coalition
I've been hesitant to write something like this because I didn't want to give oxygen to Alberta separatists. The conversation alone is dangerous.
But with the threshold to a separation referendum lowered so dramatically, we can't let myths out there go unchecked. www.coreyhogan.ca/p/three-albe...
But with the threshold to a separation referendum lowered so dramatically, we can't let myths out there go unchecked. www.coreyhogan.ca/p/three-albe...
Three Alberta separatism myths
No, we wouldn’t be able to force the rest of Canada to build pipelines.
www.coreyhogan.ca
May 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Brilliant and exactly right. Corey does a great job here pointing out the stupidity of Alberta independence talk.
Danielle Smith is stoking a dangerous, ignorant and harmful sovereignty debate for no other reason than to protect herself from members of her own coalition
Danielle Smith is stoking a dangerous, ignorant and harmful sovereignty debate for no other reason than to protect herself from members of her own coalition
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Confederation is like a family. Ultimatums, threats and escape plans are not a way to make a family work.
Premier Smith should ask herself what her intentions are here. Is she comfortable with where this might lead?
Are we, as Albertans?
Let’s be constructive. Canada is worth it.
Premier Smith should ask herself what her intentions are here. Is she comfortable with where this might lead?
Are we, as Albertans?
Let’s be constructive. Canada is worth it.
May 6, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Confederation is like a family. Ultimatums, threats and escape plans are not a way to make a family work.
Premier Smith should ask herself what her intentions are here. Is she comfortable with where this might lead?
Are we, as Albertans?
Let’s be constructive. Canada is worth it.
Premier Smith should ask herself what her intentions are here. Is she comfortable with where this might lead?
Are we, as Albertans?
Let’s be constructive. Canada is worth it.
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“…this morning, from a war zone half a world away, I was reading about your election. And for the first time in days, I exhaled.
A small, almost invisible breath. Relief.
And then came gratitude…
You didn’t just choose kindness or experience…
You chose not to flirt with fascism.”
From Ukraine.
A small, almost invisible breath. Relief.
And then came gratitude…
You didn’t just choose kindness or experience…
You chose not to flirt with fascism.”
From Ukraine.
The Nation That Trump Could Never Break
Canada didn’t just resist, they reminded the rest of us how to endure
viktorkravchuk.substack.com
April 30, 2025 at 3:21 AM
“…this morning, from a war zone half a world away, I was reading about your election. And for the first time in days, I exhaled.
A small, almost invisible breath. Relief.
And then came gratitude…
You didn’t just choose kindness or experience…
You chose not to flirt with fascism.”
From Ukraine.
A small, almost invisible breath. Relief.
And then came gratitude…
You didn’t just choose kindness or experience…
You chose not to flirt with fascism.”
From Ukraine.
This is a great video for an essential discussion - WE HAVE TO - find a way to tackle development charges if we're going to create housing affordability. If we tax housing like we tax cigarettes we'll get the same result.
Very proud and a bit nervous to share About Here’s latest video “The Housing Tax Crisis” with @smallhousing.bsky.social. This script took months of research and a bit of me losing my mind but I think it ultimately tells a profound story about our housing crisis today.
youtu.be/ZEUR9bj89lo
youtu.be/ZEUR9bj89lo
The Housing Tax Crisis
YouTube video by About Here
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April 25, 2025 at 6:51 PM
This is a great video for an essential discussion - WE HAVE TO - find a way to tackle development charges if we're going to create housing affordability. If we tax housing like we tax cigarettes we'll get the same result.
STUNNING new data from Abacus Data - 53% of Canadians - 22 million (!!!) people - and 73% of 18 to 29 year olds, are worried they could lose their home as a result of the U.S. trade war.
abacusdata.ca/trade-tensio...
abacusdata.ca/trade-tensio...
Trade Tensions with the U.S. Deepen Housing Anxiety in Canada - Abacus Data
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abacusdata.ca
April 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
STUNNING new data from Abacus Data - 53% of Canadians - 22 million (!!!) people - and 73% of 18 to 29 year olds, are worried they could lose their home as a result of the U.S. trade war.
abacusdata.ca/trade-tensio...
abacusdata.ca/trade-tensio...
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Anti-evidence, anti-recovery, wasteful, unconstitutional exercise in cruelty.
April 16, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Anti-evidence, anti-recovery, wasteful, unconstitutional exercise in cruelty.
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Fantastic new non-partisan housing initiative launched: The Housing Canada Coalition.
It contains the Housing Canada plan, which we prepared on behalf of the coalition.
Check out what they're up to: www.endthehousinggam...
It contains the Housing Canada plan, which we prepared on behalf of the coalition.
Check out what they're up to: www.endthehousinggam...
April 7, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Fantastic new non-partisan housing initiative launched: The Housing Canada Coalition.
It contains the Housing Canada plan, which we prepared on behalf of the coalition.
Check out what they're up to: www.endthehousinggam...
It contains the Housing Canada plan, which we prepared on behalf of the coalition.
Check out what they're up to: www.endthehousinggam...
It’s time to end the housing game.
A new election campaign focused on solving the housing crisis and ending homelessness launched today
www.endthehousinggame.ca
A new election campaign focused on solving the housing crisis and ending homelessness launched today
www.endthehousinggame.ca
End the Housing Game
www.endthehousinggame.ca
April 7, 2025 at 6:38 PM
It’s time to end the housing game.
A new election campaign focused on solving the housing crisis and ending homelessness launched today
www.endthehousinggame.ca
A new election campaign focused on solving the housing crisis and ending homelessness launched today
www.endthehousinggame.ca
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🚨 “We can’t solve this without population-based housing.”
Dr. Alex Abramovich message is clear: shelters aren’t safe, and prevention must start long before homelessness begins.
📺 Watch the full episode on Invisible People’s YouTube channel or 🎧 listen wherever you get your podcasts.
Dr. Alex Abramovich message is clear: shelters aren’t safe, and prevention must start long before homelessness begins.
📺 Watch the full episode on Invisible People’s YouTube channel or 🎧 listen wherever you get your podcasts.
April 5, 2025 at 4:20 AM
🚨 “We can’t solve this without population-based housing.”
Dr. Alex Abramovich message is clear: shelters aren’t safe, and prevention must start long before homelessness begins.
📺 Watch the full episode on Invisible People’s YouTube channel or 🎧 listen wherever you get your podcasts.
Dr. Alex Abramovich message is clear: shelters aren’t safe, and prevention must start long before homelessness begins.
📺 Watch the full episode on Invisible People’s YouTube channel or 🎧 listen wherever you get your podcasts.
Yes!! 👇
The news from the CDC is awful to hear.
Canada should step up as a global leader in public health.
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Canada should step up as a global leader in public health.
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NEW: The CDC has been gutted this morning. Thousands of CDC employees who worked on things like preventing HIV and lead poisoning have been told they were subject to a reduction in force. Experts say people will die.
from me, @makenakelly.bsky.social, @knibbs.bsky.social:
from me, @makenakelly.bsky.social, @knibbs.bsky.social:
April 1, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Yes!! 👇
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“St. Thomas has reduced chronic homelessness by 30% in the span of 7 months by increasing outreach efforts and placing people into highly supportive housing.
126 people secured housing between July 2023 & January 2024 with the help of social services, emergency shelters, and community partners.”
126 people secured housing between July 2023 & January 2024 with the help of social services, emergency shelters, and community partners.”
St. Thomas houses one-third of its homeless population, making 'a significant difference' | CBC News
St. Thomas has reduced chronic homelessness by 30 per cent in the span of seven months through increasing outreach efforts and and placing people into highly supportive housing. 126 people got a place...
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March 29, 2025 at 9:33 PM
“St. Thomas has reduced chronic homelessness by 30% in the span of 7 months by increasing outreach efforts and placing people into highly supportive housing.
126 people secured housing between July 2023 & January 2024 with the help of social services, emergency shelters, and community partners.”
126 people secured housing between July 2023 & January 2024 with the help of social services, emergency shelters, and community partners.”
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Trump is right to fear a Canada-Europe team-up. But Canada must rise to the challenge first
The latest from the Globe's business commentary, by Aaron Burnett:
The latest from the Globe's business commentary, by Aaron Burnett:
Opinion: Trump is right to fear a Canada-Europe team-up. But Canada must rise to the challenge first
Ottawa must summon the will for potentially unpopular reforms to energy and environmental policy to win over the EU
www.theglobeandmail.com
March 27, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Trump is right to fear a Canada-Europe team-up. But Canada must rise to the challenge first
The latest from the Globe's business commentary, by Aaron Burnett:
The latest from the Globe's business commentary, by Aaron Burnett:
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"You can't fix a poisoned supply with treatment."
In the last month, Edmonton had its highest, third-highest and fifth-highest EMS dispatches for opioid poisonings on record.
EMS dispatches correlate closely with deaths.
Saskatoon is going through the same, despite SK adopting the "Alberta model."
You can't fix a poisoned supply w/ treatment. 1/
EMS dispatches correlate closely with deaths.
Saskatoon is going through the same, despite SK adopting the "Alberta model."
You can't fix a poisoned supply w/ treatment. 1/
March 27, 2025 at 3:35 PM
"You can't fix a poisoned supply with treatment."