What I’ve learned from other countries’ battles with homelessness

What I’ve learned from other countries’ battles with homelessness

La version française de ce billet se trouve ici. On 28 May 2026, I gave a presentation at the Data That Makes a Different conference in Calgary, co-hosted by the Calgary Homeless Foundation and the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy. The title of my...

Ce que j’ai appris des autres pays qui affrontent l’itinérance

Ce que j’ai appris des autres pays qui affrontent l’itinérance

An English version of this blog post is available here. Le 28 mai 2026, j'ai présenté un exposé lors de la conférence « Data That Makes a Difference » tenue à Calgary et organisée conjointement par la Calgary Homeless Foundation et l'École de politique publique de...

Does Housing First literally save money?

Does Housing First literally save money?

La version française de ce billet se trouve ici. It’s often claimed that Housing First saves taxpayer dollars. This claim is often presented as a win-win proposition—after all, if spending one dollar on something saves you more than one dollar down the road, then why...