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Did you know that some public sector pensions, like the Ontario Municipality Employees Retirement System (OMERS) invests in the very companies that contribute to the exploitation of retirees and the commodification of aging?That is just one example of 'social investments gone awry' that author and researcher Tom Fraser brings to our discussion from his book, Invested in Crisis, Public Sector Pensions Against the Future. He explains how we got to the point where (mostly unionized) workers are heavily invested in real estate across the globe, pipelines, privatized healthcare and water infrastructure, and other industries we're mobilizing against.Good news is Tom also talks about potential solutions and ways out of this cycle of trying to secure power over industries by investing in them.Hosted by: Jessa McLeanCall to Action: Support the Campaign to Divest Ontario Teachers Pension PlanRelated Episode: The Tenant Class, with Ricardo Tranjan, where the subject of real estate investment trusts is raised and the barrier pensions present;More Resources: The Maple: Major Canadian Union Calls for Divestment of TeslaBuy Tom's Book: Invested in Crisis – Between the LinesHuff Post: COVID-19 Has Killed 164 At Revera's Care Homes. Their Families Want Answers.

A recent Housing Justice Convergence in Montreal brought together organizers, policy experts, funders, and housing advocacy groups from across Canada. For this episode, we're rebroadcasting the keynote panel, facilitated by The Breach's Dru Oja Jay. Featuring housing activists Chiara Padovani and John Clarke, and economist Ricardo Tranjan, the panel explores what it takes to build a winning housing justice movement—and why removing profit from housing is a necessary red line.

As Canada braces for more tariffs and a potential recession, we hear your stories of living off Canada's employment insurance program. We hear from guests: employment lawyer Andrew Bratt and political economist Ricardo Tranjan. 

This week, we share a clip from the first episode of the latest season of the Courage My Friends podcast series. In this episode, independent journalist and public historian Taylor C. Noakes, author, political economist and senior researcher with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Ricardo Tranjan and social justice activist and former organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty, John Clarke reflect on the current state of progressive politics in Canada.  Listen to the full episode here, on Needs No Introduction – home of the Courage My Friends podcast series.  About our guests John Clarke is a writer and activist who became involved in anti-poverty organizing in the 1980s, when he helped to form a union of unemployed workers in London, Ontario. In 1990, he became an organizer with the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty and stayed in this role until 2019 when he became Packer Visitor in Social Justice at York University. Taylor C. Noakes is an independent journalist and public historian from Montreal. Ricardo Tranjan is a political economist, senior researcher with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, frequent media commentator in English and French, and author of two books, including the national bestseller The Tenant Class. If you like the show please consider subscribing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you find your podcasts. And please, rate, review, share rabble radio with your friends — it takes two seconds to support independent media like rabble. Follow us on social media across channels @rabbleca. 

In our season eight premiere, we welcome independent journalist and public historian Taylor C. Noakes, author, political economist and senior researcher with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Ricardo Tranjan and welcome back writer, social justice activist and former organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty, John Clarke. The group reflects on the current state of progressive politics in Canada, the Liberal legacy and the possibility of a Conservative win. They discuss the need for a new progressive alternative and wonder aloud what this could look like. Reflecting on Canadian political parties, Noakes says: “They are far too established. They have become organizations unto themselves that seek self-preservation above all else … It has essentially prevented them by and large from experiencing the kind of renewal that's necessary to keep political parties vibrant and connected to people in their day-to-day concerns.” Speaking to the rise of political right-wing populism, Clarke says: “People's lives are being thrown into turmoil … But a serious left political alternative is not put before people. And there's no question that the Right is presenting alternatives, hateful, hateful alternatives and pseudo solutions … There's a great deal of anger that can take very positive directions, but there's also within a minority of the population a mood of reactionary rage.” According to Tranjan: “[W]hat would bring really [a] breathe of fresh air here is if we have a political formation, that is a vehicle for social movements for community organizations for the share of the workforce that does not benefit from being part of a union from those groups that are not now represented in the day-to-day claptrap of policy debate." About today's guests:  John Clarke is a writer and activist who became involved in anti-poverty organizing in the 1980s, when he helped to form a union of unemployed workers in London, Ontario. In 1990, he became an organizer with the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty and stayed in this role until 2019 when he became Packer Visitor in Social Justice at York University. Taylor C. Noakes is an independent journalist and public historian from Montreal.  Ricardo Tranjan is a political economist, senior researcher with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, frequent media commentator in English and French, and author of two books, including the national bestseller The Tenant Class.                                                               Transcript of this episode can be accessed at georgebrown.ca/TommyDouglasInstitute or here.  Image: Taylor C. Noakes, John Clarke, Ricardo Tranjan  / Used with permission. Music: Ang Kahora. Lynne, Bjorn. Rights Purchased.    Intro Voices: Ashley Booth (Podcast Announcer); Bob Luker (Tommy)  Courage My Friends Podcast Organizing Committee: Chandra Budhu, Ashley Booth, Resh Budhu.  Produced by: Resh Budhu, Tommy Douglas Institute and Breanne Doyle, rabble.ca.  Host: Resh Budhu. 

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In today's episode, John talks to Murtaza Haider about rent controls in Canada and their potential impact on rental supply. Murtaza is a professor of Data Science and Real Estate Management at Toronto Metropolitan University.   In the lively chat, we discuss why Ontario has seen very little growth in rental housing even though the new rental supply is not rent controlled. We also discuss the differences in approach to rental housing between North American and European economists and governments. North Americans lean more towards a free market approach to rental housing, while Europeans have coupled adequate rental supply while maintaining policies that protect tenants.    Today's show links:  Watch this episode on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/movesmartly Ricardo Tranjan in the Toronto Star: https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/rent-controls-work-they-don-t-reduce-housing-supply-but-they-do-limit-profit/article_77ca720a-dfd5-11ee-982b-3ba3433ea220.html Murtaza Haider in the Financial Post: https://financialpost.com/real-estate/rent-controls-hurt-rental-supply Rent Controls, Rental Prices and Rental Supply - CMHC Summary https://tinyurl.com/2efscwuw Study of the Impacts of Rent Control Policies - CMHC Report https://tinyurl.com/458svhzj Follow Murtaza Haider on Twitter: @regionomics   Contact Us John Pasalis, President and Broker, Realosophy Realty, Toronto | Email: askjohn@movesmartly.com | Twitter: @JohnPasalis Urmi Desai, Editor/Host, Move Smartly | Email: editor@movesmartly.com | X-Twitter: @MoveSmartly About This Show The Move Smartly show is co-hosted by Urmi Desai, Editor of Move Smartly, and John Pasalis, President and Broker of Realosophy Realty. MoveSmartly.com and its media channels on YouTube and various podcast platforms are powered by Realosophy Realty in Toronto, Canada. If you enjoy our show and find it useful, please subscribe and leave us a positive rating on whatever platform you are watching or listening to us from - thank you!

What if we told you there is NO housing crisis?The author of The Tenant Class, Ricardo Tranjan joins hosts Santiago Helou Quintero and Jessa McLean to talk about the housing market, its purpose and the use of policies that don't challenge the narrative of shelter commodification and land ownership.Tranjan presents the landlord / tenant divide as a more useful class analysis for our times. He encourages us to reframe our approach to housing advocacy, in ways free from the confines set by Capital.-----------------All of our content is free - made possible by the generous sponsorships of our Patrons. If you would like to support us: PatreonFollow us on InstagramResources: The Tenant Class – Between the Lines Books

As the cost of living continues to rise and housing remains one of the hottest topics in the news, there's a common misconception in North America that tenants are just homeowners in waiting. Laws and incentives are written to support this idea, and it's leaving a growing generation of tenants behind in a way that is detrimental for us all. This week's guest, author and political economist Ricardo Tranjan, Ph.D., does away with this myth in his latest book, The Tenant Class. Tranjan challenges the very notion of a housing crisis, proposing an alternative perspective – a housing market functioning precisely as intended. His conversation with Fredrik and Leilani looks at what happens when advocates go on the offensive, the power of collective action, and what happens when advocates get a little aggressive.Support the show

Rachael feels trapped in her Toronto rental because she can't afford to move. She has no plans of ever owning a home and wants to know what, if any, rental protections exist to curb rising rates. Jordan talks to political economist and author Ricardo Tranjan about how policy can help protect renters in Canada. We love feedback at The Big Story, as well as suggestions for future episodes. You can find us:Through email at hello@thebigstorypodcast.ca Or by calling 416-935-5935 and leaving us a voicemailOr @thebigstoryfpn on Twitter

Rachael feels trapped in her Toronto rental because she can't afford to move. She has no plans of ever owning a home and wants to know what, if any, rental protections exist to curb rising rates. Jordan talks to political economist and author Ricardo Tranjan about how policy can help protect renters in Canada. Do you have a money problem? Call us and leave a message at 416-935-5935. Or email us at hello@itepod.ca. You can also find us on Instagram and TikTok @InThisEconomyPod. Don't forget to leave a call-back number, so we can get in touch. 

Sure, the rent is too damned high – but are we currently in a housing crisis? Or is the housing market working exactly as it was intended? On the first episode of our brand new season, we were joined by Ricardo Tranjan of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives to talk housing. Ricardo just wrote a fantastic new book called the Tenant Class, which makes the argument that tenants are an exploited class and calls for more tenant organizing as a solution. Pickup a copy of Tenant Class from your local bookstore! https://btlbooks.com/book/the-tenant-class Website: https://www.pullback.org/episode-notes/s2-tenantorganizing Harbinger Media Network: https://harbingermedianetwork.com/join Enjoy our work? Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/Pullback

Is crisis the wrong way to label Cana's housing situation? Ricardo Tranjan addresses that question in his book, the Tenant Class. Instead, he argues the system is working the way it is designed to. Tranjan tells us about his research on the problems with housing markets.

With tenant strikes underway in Toronto and one planned for Montreal, we're asking listeners whether they think more renters should join the effort. We hear from Ricardo Tranjan, a political economist with The Centre for Policy Alternatives and author of "The Tenant Class" on why he thinks tenants should organize and form unions to lobby for stronger protections for renters and we hear from John Dickie, chair of the Eastern Ontario Landlord Organization and lawyer, for a sense of how landlords feel about rent strikes.

In which Patrick sits down with Ricardo Tranjan to talk about his new book, The Tenant Class. Ricardo is a political economist and senior researcher with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Previously, Tranjan managed Toronto's Poverty Reduction Strategy and his current research is on the political economy of social policy in Canada. Ricardo holds a PhD from the University of Waterloo, where he was a Vanier Scholar.  Find The Tenant Class here or at your local bookstore! ---Support: Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/historiacanadiana); Paypal (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/historiacanadiana); the recommended reading page (https://historiacanadiana.wordpress.com/books/) ---Contact: historiacanadiana@gmail.com, Twitter (@CanLitHistory) & Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/CanLitHistory)

The cost of rent in Canada is dwarfing minimum wage in every province. We discuss what needs to be done to address this widespread disparity with Ricardo Tranjan, Senior Researcher with ‘The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives'.   Five years ago it sounded like science fiction, but now researchers from the University of Alberta are a step closer to making the cryopreservation of human tissue a reality. We learn about the unique work being done at the U of A from Jason Acker, Professor of Transfusion Medicine and Cryopreservation.   Satellites orbiting earth have to navigate a minefield of debris around our planet. So, what needs to be done to deal with space junk and who's responsible for ‘taking out the non-terrestrial trash'. We discuss with Hugh Lewis, Professor of Astronautics from the ‘University of Southampton'.

Today I talked to Ricardo Tranjan about his book The Tenant Class (Between the Lines, 2023). It's well known and almost taken for granted that we live in the midst of a “housing crisis”—soaring rent, persistently low vacancy rate, and deteriorating quality of existing housing stock plague renters throughout Canada. But if a crisis is defined by being sudden and often short-term, by being largely incidental and without malicious intent, and by a tendency to produce broad social solidarity, Ricardo Tranjan argues that the present housing situation is anything but a “crisis.” Instead, Tranjan persuasively shows that what the tenant class—those who must rent living space from those who own it—are facing are heightened conditions of exploitation. More than this, though, Tranjan also shows how tenants are organizing in solidarity with one another and against the landlords who profit off their very existence. Towards the end of the episode, Tranjan shines a spot light on two tenant organizing campaigns in Toronto, listeners can learn more and support these tenants by following these links: York South Weston Tenant Union at 33 King Street and Thorncliffe Park Tenants' Rent Strike:  Phil Henderson is a SSHRC Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Carleton University's Institute of Political Economy where his research interests focus on the interrelations between Indigenous land/water defenders and organized labour in what's presently known as Canada. More information can be found at his personal website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Today I talked to Ricardo Tranjan about his book The Tenant Class (Between the Lines, 2023). It's well known and almost taken for granted that we live in the midst of a “housing crisis”—soaring rent, persistently low vacancy rate, and deteriorating quality of existing housing stock plague renters throughout Canada. But if a crisis is defined by being sudden and often short-term, by being largely incidental and without malicious intent, and by a tendency to produce broad social solidarity, Ricardo Tranjan argues that the present housing situation is anything but a “crisis.” Instead, Tranjan persuasively shows that what the tenant class—those who must rent living space from those who own it—are facing are heightened conditions of exploitation. More than this, though, Tranjan also shows how tenants are organizing in solidarity with one another and against the landlords who profit off their very existence. Towards the end of the episode, Tranjan shines a spot light on two tenant organizing campaigns in Toronto, listeners can learn more and support these tenants by following these links: York South Weston Tenant Union at 33 King Street and Thorncliffe Park Tenants' Rent Strike:  Phil Henderson is a SSHRC Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Carleton University's Institute of Political Economy where his research interests focus on the interrelations between Indigenous land/water defenders and organized labour in what's presently known as Canada. More information can be found at his personal website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/critical-theory

Today I talked to Ricardo Tranjan about his book The Tenant Class (Between the Lines, 2023). It's well known and almost taken for granted that we live in the midst of a “housing crisis”—soaring rent, persistently low vacancy rate, and deteriorating quality of existing housing stock plague renters throughout Canada. But if a crisis is defined by being sudden and often short-term, by being largely incidental and without malicious intent, and by a tendency to produce broad social solidarity, Ricardo Tranjan argues that the present housing situation is anything but a “crisis.” Instead, Tranjan persuasively shows that what the tenant class—those who must rent living space from those who own it—are facing are heightened conditions of exploitation. More than this, though, Tranjan also shows how tenants are organizing in solidarity with one another and against the landlords who profit off their very existence. Towards the end of the episode, Tranjan shines a spot light on two tenant organizing campaigns in Toronto, listeners can learn more and support these tenants by following these links: York South Weston Tenant Union at 33 King Street and Thorncliffe Park Tenants' Rent Strike:  Phil Henderson is a SSHRC Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Carleton University's Institute of Political Economy where his research interests focus on the interrelations between Indigenous land/water defenders and organized labour in what's presently known as Canada. More information can be found at his personal website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/politics-and-polemics

Today I talked to Ricardo Tranjan about his book The Tenant Class (Between the Lines, 2023). It's well known and almost taken for granted that we live in the midst of a “housing crisis”—soaring rent, persistently low vacancy rate, and deteriorating quality of existing housing stock plague renters throughout Canada. But if a crisis is defined by being sudden and often short-term, by being largely incidental and without malicious intent, and by a tendency to produce broad social solidarity, Ricardo Tranjan argues that the present housing situation is anything but a “crisis.” Instead, Tranjan persuasively shows that what the tenant class—those who must rent living space from those who own it—are facing are heightened conditions of exploitation. More than this, though, Tranjan also shows how tenants are organizing in solidarity with one another and against the landlords who profit off their very existence. Towards the end of the episode, Tranjan shines a spot light on two tenant organizing campaigns in Toronto, listeners can learn more and support these tenants by following these links: York South Weston Tenant Union at 33 King Street and Thorncliffe Park Tenants' Rent Strike:  Phil Henderson is a SSHRC Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Carleton University's Institute of Political Economy where his research interests focus on the interrelations between Indigenous land/water defenders and organized labour in what's presently known as Canada. More information can be found at his personal website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In his fiery new book, author and political economist Ricardo Tranjan makes the case that Canada doesn't have a housing crisis, but rather a housing market working exactly as intended. Rent hikes and eviction notices aren't the work of an invisible force - it's landlords funneling wealth from working class families and reaping massive profits. Tranjan makes the case for why it's time tenants organize, mobilize, and fight back.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Joeita speaks with Ricardo Tranjan, from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, about his new book "The Tenant Class". This is the first of three episodes on Disability & Housing. This is the June 15, 2023 edition

There are two rent strikes underway in Toronto, where some tenants have organized and are withholding rent to protest against above-guideline rent increases. But the strategy carries serious risks – including potential eviction. Today, we hear from one tenant in Thorncliffe Park on why he's taking part in the strike, and Ricardo Tranjan of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives talks more about the radical tactic, and tenant organizing in Canada. For transcripts of this series, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts

Join us this week on the On The Way Home podcast as we welcome researcher, political economist, and author, Ricardo Tranjan, who talks about his recently released book, “The Tenant Class”.  The book challenges the notion of a “Housing Crisis”, tackles myths about tenants, and discusses the history of bad policy that paved the way to the challenges we face today in housing and homelessness. We discuss all of this and more and you won't want to miss it!”

It's increasingly common across this country, low-income seniors struggling to find affordable rental accommodation, or being reno-victed to make way for higher paying renters. With no immediate solutions, where does this expanding population live? Vanessa Vander Valk asked Ricardo Tranjan of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives about what he's seeing as he surveys the big trends.

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While the April 7 budget did include some money for housing coops and non-profit housing, there is little to improve the situation for renters across Canada. We speak about housing and the federal budget with Ricardo Tranjan, political economist and senior researcher with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives' Ontario office.

Ricardo Tranjan, Senior Researcher, The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, New CIBC survey says parents gifting down payments helping to fuel booming housing market See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Elections. Times for debates, critical thought and uncomfortable conversations with relatives who don't share similar political beliefs and values.  But after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau acknowledged the possibility of an early election, Rumneek (@rumneeek) sat down with Carol (@caroleugenepark) to discuss what that would mean for Canadians during a pandemic.Thanks to today's guests: Ricardo Tranjan (@ricardotranjan) from Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives in Ontario  (@ccpa_ont), and professor Amanda Bittner (@amandabittner) from Memorial University (@memorialU).Psst! We also have a daily newsletter, which you can sign up for at www.decomplicated.com!Follow us on Twitter (@decomplicatedca) & Instagram (@decomplicatednews).

Ricardo Tranjan is a Senior Researcher at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. He discusses his recent report “The Rent Is Due Soon: Financial Insecurity and COVID-19” and explores the issues facing renters and landlords during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is the April 21, 2020 episode.