BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Group of 78 - Le Groupe des 78 - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://group78.org
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Group of 78 - Le Groupe des 78
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/Toronto
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20230312T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20231105T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20240310T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20241103T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20250309T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20251102T060000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240131T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240131T143000
DTSTAMP:20260410T224652
CREATED:20240116T154254Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240117T144156Z
UID:7935-1706706000-1706711400@group78.org
SUMMARY:Unaffordable Housing: Market Failure or Market Success
DESCRIPTION:Join us on January 31\, 2024 for our first webinar of the New Year. Ricardo Tranjan and David MacDonald will discuss whether the current housing market is a failure or a success concerning how it impacts access to affordable\, accessible housing. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRicardo Tranjan’s 2023 bestseller book\, The Tenant Class\, has generated much attention and controversy in public policy circles. A core argument in his book and other writings is that There is No Housing Crisis. “The rental housing market is designed to funnel income from working-class families to the property-owning class\, and as far as this goal is concerned\, it works like a charm.”  \n\n\n\nIn this talk\, Ricardo will present the theoretical and historical foundations of his argument and make the case for the need to re-politicize the housing question. He will share stories about social movement building across Canada\, highlighting the little support the tenant class receives from established civil society organizations. His presentation will set the stage for a discussion about what it means for housing advocates to go on the offensive\, a call he made in his most recent Policy Options op-ed. \n\n\n\nRicardo Tranjan is a political economist and senior researcher with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Previously\, Tranjan managed Toronto’s Poverty Reduction Strategy and briefly taught at universities in Ontario and Quebec. His early academic work focused on economic development in Brazil\, his native country. His current research is on the political economy of social policy in Canada. He is the author of two books: a scholarly analysis of Participatory Democracy in Brazil (University of Notre Dame Press\, 2015) and the national bestseller The Tenant Class (Between the Lines\, 2023). Ricardo holds a PhD from the University of Waterloo\, where he was a Vanier Scholar. A frequent media commentator in English and French\, he lives in Ottawa. X: @ricardo_tranjan \n\n\n\nDavid MacDonald will moderate this discussion with Ricardo Tranjan. David joined the CCPA as its Senior Ottawa Economist in 2011\, although he has been a long-time contributor as a research associate. Since 2008\, he has coordinated the Alternative Federale Budget\, which takes a fresh look at the federal budget from a progressive perspective. David has also written on a variety of topics\, from child care to income inequality to federal fiscal policy. He is a regular commentator on national policy issues\, often speaking to the CBC\, Globe and Mail\, Toronto Star\, and Canadian Press.  \n\n\n\nClick the button below to register to join us. \n\n\n\n\nRegister for Affordable Housing Webinar
URL:https://group78.org/event/unaffordable-housing-market-failure-or-market-success/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://group78.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Afforadble-Housing-4.jpg
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR