Research Matters Blog
The Challenge
While homelessness is an acknowledged challenge in Canada, not all experiences of homelessness have been seen, understood, or counted in. While the public face of homelessness is often...
Abe OudshoornJuly 08, 2021
Academic knowledge creation continues to favour English-speaking and wealthy nations. Regardless of the discipline, the bulk of research scholarship has a strong western and global north bias. The...
Abe OudshoornDecember 10, 2020
Ending homelessness is ultimately a human endeavor. It involves relationships, meeting people where they are at, and seeking to find solutions that are a point of common understanding. My years...
Abe OudshoornJuly 23, 2020
As Canada exits the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the urgency to permanently rehouse people experiencing homelessness continues to grow. Two concerns loom: the end of the moratorium on...
Abe OudshoornJuly 08, 2020