Alok Mukherjee, The Way I See It

I am pleased to re-start my blogspace, The Way I See It, after a long hiatus.

This guest blog on the critical topic of the right to housing is very timely and important. Access to affordable and supportive housing to the poor and the unhoused is a global issue. Yet, governments appear to be more concerned about providing funds for building homes for ownership than about investing in affordable social housing for renters or supportive housing for the unhoused.

In the Fall Economic Statement released in November by Canada’s Finance Minister, Chrystia Freeland, for example, $15 Billion in loans was provided for home construction and only $1 Billion for building social housing.

As Stephen and Gautam say, access to housing is a health issue.

Please listen to their conversation.

MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions

St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto

MAPmaking Podcast: The Right to Housing

Stephen Hwang in conversation with Gautam Mukherjee

Gautam Mukherjee is the Executive Director of Houselink and Mainstay Community Housing in Toronto, the largest supportive housing provider in Ontario. Gautam has worked in the housing and homelessness sector for 20 years and is a passionate advocate for social justice, inclusion and housing for all. In this podcast, Gautam and MAP Director Stephen Hwang discuss and explore a recommendation from MAP’s Equity Roadmap Report: the expansion of permanent supportive housing programs with high fidelity to the Housing First approach.

The MAPmaking podcast brings you Canada’s leading voices on the health equity issues that affect us all. The podcast will discuss and explore the scientific evidence and real-world solutions that are thought to have the potential to transform our country. 

MAPmaking Podcast: The Right to Housing | The Homeless Hub