Learn more about the experts interviewed this episode by visiting the following links (in order of appearance): Andrea Nemtin Chief Executive Officer, Social Innovation Canada Mitchell Cohen President & CEO, The Daniels Corporation Tim Ross Executive Director, Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada Joshua Barndt Executive Director, The Neighbourhood Land Trust Graham Haines Project Manager, Housing Policy, City Planning Division, City of Toronto Marc Soberano Founder & Executive Director, Building Up

Learn more about the experts interviewed this episode by visiting the following links (in order of appearance): Andrea Nemtin Chief Executive Officer, Social Innovation Canada Mitchell Cohen President & CEO, The Daniels Corporation Tim Ross Executive Director, Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada Joshua Barndt Executive Director, The Neighbourhood Land Trust Graham Haines Project Manager, Housing Policy, City Planning Division, City of Toronto Marc Soberano Founder & Executive Director, Building Up

In part two, we’ll focus on greening the grid. We will look at how microgrids are part of building more local, climate-resilient energy infrastructure, and how these locally scaled smart grids can provide opportunities for community-owned and -produced power as well as Indigenous energy sovereignty.

Learn more about the experts interviewed this episode by visiting the following links (in order of appearance):

Brent Preston Farmer, The New Farm, https://thenewfarm.ca/ Director, Farmers for Climate Solutions, https://farmersforclimatesolutions.ca/ President, Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario, https://efao.ca/

Emma Jarratt Executive Editor, Electric Autonomy Canada https://electricautonomy.ca/

Dr. Christina Hoicka Canada Research Chair in Urban Planning for Climate Change Associate Professor, Geography and Civil Engineering, University of Victoria https://www.socialexergy.com/

Dr. Vidya Vankayala Director, Smart Microgrid Applied Research Team (SMART) British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) https://www.bcit.ca/applied-research/smart-microgrid/

Mary Warner Co-Executive Director, Finance & Operations, TREC Renewable Energy Co-op https://www.trec.on.ca/

Chris Henderson Founding Executive Director, Indigenous Clean Energy (ICE) Social Enterprise https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/

In part two, we’ll focus on greening the grid. We will look at how microgrids are part of building more local, climate-resilient energy infrastructure, and how these locally scaled smart grids can provide opportunities for community-owned and -produced power as well as Indigenous energy sovereignty.

Learn more about the experts interviewed this episode by visiting the following links (in order of appearance):

Brent Preston Farmer, The New Farm, https://thenewfarm.ca/ Director, Farmers for Climate Solutions, https://farmersforclimatesolutions.ca/ President, Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario, https://efao.ca/

Emma Jarratt Executive Editor, Electric Autonomy Canada https://electricautonomy.ca/

Dr. Christina Hoicka Canada Research Chair in Urban Planning for Climate Change Associate Professor, Geography and Civil Engineering, University of Victoria https://www.socialexergy.com/

Dr. Vidya Vankayala Director, Smart Microgrid Applied Research Team (SMART) British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) https://www.bcit.ca/applied-research/smart-microgrid/

Mary Warner Co-Executive Director, Finance & Operations, TREC Renewable Energy Co-op https://www.trec.on.ca/

Chris Henderson Founding Executive Director, Indigenous Clean Energy (ICE) Social Enterprise https://indigenouscleanenergy.com/

John Kiru Executive Director, Toronto Association of Business Improvement Areas https://www.toronto-bia.com/

The episode explores ways to build a post-pandemic economy that centres on making work more equitable, inclusive, and dignified. Learn more about those interviewed by visiting the following links (in order of appearance):

Creig Lamb Co-Founder & Principal, Shift Insights https://www.shiftinsights.ca/ Floyd Marinescu Executive Director, UBI Works CEO and Co-founder, C4Media https://www.ubiworks.ca/ Anjum Sultana Fellow, Public Policy Forum Contributor, “Skills for the Post-Pandemic World: Scoping Report” Co-Author, “A Feminist Recovery Plan for Canada” https://www.anjumsultana.com/ Jessie Golem Entrepreneur, professional writer, photographer, pianist, and activist Creator, Humans of Basic Income portrait series https://www.jessiegolem.com/ Wayne Lewchuk Professor, School of Labour Studies, Department of Economics, McMaster University Co-author, “Southern Ontario’s Basic Income Experience” report https://socialsciences.mcmaster.ca/people/lewchuk-wayne

The episode explores ways to build a post-pandemic economy that centres on making work more equitable, inclusive, and dignified. Learn more about those interviewed by visiting the following links (in order of appearance):

Creig Lamb Co-Founder & Principal, Shift Insights https://www.shiftinsights.ca/ Floyd Marinescu Executive Director, UBI Works CEO and Co-founder, C4Media https://www.ubiworks.ca/ Anjum Sultana Fellow, Public Policy Forum Contributor, “Skills for the Post-Pandemic World: Scoping Report” Co-Author, “A Feminist Recovery Plan for Canada” https://www.anjumsultana.com/ Jessie Golem Entrepreneur, professional writer, photographer, pianist, and activist Creator, Humans of Basic Income portrait series https://www.jessiegolem.com/ Wayne Lewchuk Professor, School of Labour Studies, Department of Economics, McMaster University Co-author, “Southern Ontario’s Basic Income Experience” report https://socialsciences.mcmaster.ca/people/lewchuk-wayne

We will examine the overarching challenges of the long-term care system in Canada and will explore various innovative solutions aimed to provide appropriate care and good quality of life at various stages of aging. You will hear interviews with various stakeholders involved with approaches that offer care that is attuned to individuals’ needs at each stage of ageing. 

Learn more about those interviewed in this two-part episode by visiting the following links (in order of appearance):

Dr. Samir Sinha Peter and Shelagh Godsoe Chair in Geriatrics and Director of Geriatrics, Sinai Health and the University Health Network  Professor of Medicine, Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto and Adjunct Professor of Medicine Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine https://www.sinaihealth.ca/team/dr-samir-sinha/ https://nationalseniorsstrategy.ca/about-us/

Louise Bardswich Co-founder/owner, Golden Girls of Port Perry https://goldengirlsportperry.ca/

JC Gilbert Deputy Chief, Operations, County of Simcoe Paramedic Services https://www.simcoe.ca/paramedicservices/Pages/Community-Paramedicine-Home-Visit-Program.aspx https://youtu.be/6FAsCJoui1w

Dr. Mark Nowaczynski Clinical Director, House Calls Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto https://www.seniorshousecalls.ca/

Candace Chartier CEO, Providence Living https://prcc.providencehealthcare.org/our-sites-services/providence-living-place-together-sea

We will examine the overarching challenges of the long-term care system in Canada and will explore various innovative solutions aimed to provide appropriate care and good quality of life at various stages of aging. You will hear interviews with various stakeholders involved with approaches that offer care that is attuned to individuals’ needs at each stage of ageing. 

Learn more about those interviewed in this two-part episode by visiting the following links (in order of appearance):

Dr. Samir Sinha Peter and Shelagh Godsoe Chair in Geriatrics and Director of Geriatrics, Sinai Health and the University Health Network  Professor of Medicine, Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto and Adjunct Professor of Medicine Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine https://www.sinaihealth.ca/team/dr-samir-sinha/ https://nationalseniorsstrategy.ca/about-us/

Louise Bardswich Co-founder/owner, Golden Girls of Port Perry https://goldengirlsportperry.ca/

JC Gilbert Deputy Chief, Operations, County of Simcoe Paramedic Services https://www.simcoe.ca/paramedicservices/Pages/Community-Paramedicine-Home-Visit-Program.aspx https://youtu.be/6FAsCJoui1w

Dr. Mark Nowaczynski Clinical Director, House Calls Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto https://www.seniorshousecalls.ca/

Candace Chartier CEO, Providence Living https://prcc.providencehealthcare.org/our-sites-services/providence-living-place-together-sea

To better understand the complexities of homelessness, we look at the City of Hamilton as a case study. A once affordable city located on the western shores of Lake Ontario, Hamilton is now ranked the third most expensive city in North America. We examine various innovative pilot projects happening in and around this community, which has committed to ending chronic homelessness by 2025. We hear the voices of nine experts, working on homelessness in various capacities from the policy to the grassroots level, as we unpack the different perspectives and efforts underway to not just manage homelessness but to end it. 

Learn more about those interviewed in this two-part episode by visiting the following links (in order of appearance):

Melanie Redman, President and CEO, A Way Home: Working Together to End Youth Homelessness Partnership; Implementation Director, Making the Shift Youth Homelessness Social Innovation Lab https://awayhome.ca/ https://makingtheshiftinc.ca/ Amanda DiFalco, Deputy Director, Built for Zero Canada, Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness https://bfzcanada.ca/ https://caeh.ca/ Stephen Gaetz, Professor and Research Chair in Homelessness and Research Impact, York University; President, Canadian Observatory on Homelessness; Research Director, Making the Shift Youth Homelessness Social Innovation Lab https://www.yorku.ca/rightthefuture/stories/homelessness/ https://homelesshub.ca/ https://makingtheshiftinc.ca/ Jeff Neven, Executive Director, Indwell https://indwell.ca/ Calogero Mattina, President, Hamilton Community Land Trust https://www.hamiltonclt.org/ Marcie McIlveen, Outreach Co-Coordinator, Keeping Six Hamilton Harm Reduction Action League https://keepingsix.org/ Yolisa de Jager, former Senior Project Manager of Homelessness Policy and Programs, City of Hamilton https://www.hamilton.ca/city-initiatives/strategies-actions/homelessness-systems-planning Erika Morton, Systems Planning Officer, Canadian Observatory on Homelessness https://homelesshub.ca/ Sheryl Green, Manager of Housing & Homelessness Supports & Services, Hamilton Regional Indian Centre https://www.hric.ca/

To better understand the complexities of homelessness, we look at the City of Hamilton as a case study. A once affordable city located on the western shores of Lake Ontario, Hamilton is now ranked the third most expensive city in North America. We examine various innovative pilot projects happening in and around this community, which has committed to ending chronic homelessness by 2025. We hear the voices of nine experts, working on homelessness in various capacities from the policy to the grassroots level, as we unpack the different perspectives and efforts underway to not just manage homelessness but to end it. 

Learn more about those interviewed in this two-part episode by visiting the following links (in order of appearance):

Melanie Redman, President and CEO, A Way Home: Working Together to End Youth Homelessness Partnership; Implementation Director, Making the Shift Youth Homelessness Social Innovation Lab https://awayhome.ca/ https://makingtheshiftinc.ca/ Amanda DiFalco, Deputy Director, Built for Zero Canada, Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness https://bfzcanada.ca/ https://caeh.ca/ Stephen Gaetz, Professor and Research Chair in Homelessness and Research Impact, York University; President, Canadian Observatory on Homelessness; Research Director, Making the Shift Youth Homelessness Social Innovation Lab https://www.yorku.ca/rightthefuture/stories/homelessness/ https://homelesshub.ca/ https://makingtheshiftinc.ca/ Jeff Neven, Executive Director, Indwell https://indwell.ca/ Calogero Mattina, President, Hamilton Community Land Trust https://www.hamiltonclt.org/ Marcie McIlveen, Outreach Co-Coordinator, Keeping Six Hamilton Harm Reduction Action League https://keepingsix.org/ Yolisa de Jager, former Senior Project Manager of Homelessness Policy and Programs, City of Hamilton https://www.hamilton.ca/city-initiatives/strategies-actions/homelessness-systems-planning Erika Morton, Systems Planning Officer, Canadian Observatory on Homelessness https://homelesshub.ca/ Sheryl Green, Manager of Housing & Homelessness Supports & Services, Hamilton Regional Indian Centre https://www.hric.ca/

The focus is an exciting pilot project, called Our Food Future, taking place in Canada, in the City of Guelph and the surrounding Wellington County, which are located in the province of Ontario. We hear from a number of stakeholders working to develop Canada’s first circular food economy, which is poised to become a new model for other communities across Canada and beyond.

Learn more about those interviewed by visiting the following links:

Our Food Future https://foodfuture.ca/our-food-future

Wellington Federation of Agriculture https://www.wfofa.on.ca/

Janet Harrop, Harrcroft Acres https://harrroft-acres-limited.business.site/?utm_source=gmb&utm_medium=referral

Nathan Smith, Winterhill Farm & Garden https://winterhillfarmandgarden.com/

Val Steinmann, Heartwood Farm & Cidery https://heartwoodfarm.ca/

Cher Mereweather, Provision Coalition https://provisioncoalition.com/

Barb Swartzentruber, Smart Cities Office, City of Guelph, Our Food Future https://guelph.ca/city-hall/city-administrators-office/smart-cities-challenge/

Richard Preiss, Escarpment Laboratories https://escarpmentlabs.com/

Court Desautels, The Neighbourhood Group https://www.neighbourhoodgroup.com/restaurants

Lynn Broughton, Taste Detours https://tastedetours.ca/

Brian Watson, Kortright Presbyterian Church https://www.kortrightchurch.org/

Emily Huddart Kennedy, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, University of British Columbia https://sociology.ubc.ca/profile/emily-huddart-kennedy/

Ellen MacArthur Foundation https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/

Join me as we explore how we can redesign capitalism: to work within the system to make it fairer, kinder and more supportive of a life we want to live now and going forward. Look for upcoming episodes of Designing a Humane Future at Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to your favourite podcasts.