Jim Dunn

Sen. Wm. McMaster Chair in Urban Health Equity | Prof & A/Dean Research @McMasteru | Scientist @MAP_Health | @Ticats enthusiast | Houser:

[Jim Dunn @UrbanHealthProf]

@PHfloor Yes. Level of affordability more fluid for BCH projects. They are apparently trying to get the provinces more involved with supports. The collaborative are 6 municipally owned corps in the GTA that manage the old Ontario Housing stock. Public housing. Somewhat different focus.

[Jim Dunn @UrbanHealthProf]

@PHfloor But I’m hearing a lot of uncertainty about what BCH will really be able to do. Apparently they will be able to do more once they have their legislation and crown corp status. But will they have more $? Unclear. $13B isn’t a lot. Non-market housing needs grants and equity.

[Jim Dunn @UrbanHealthProf]

@PHfloor More details tomorrow. I was at the launch of that report on Monday. The collaborative is arguing for upkeep of existing public housing, as well as expansion, especially supportive housing. BCH is firstly about developing federal lands. After that, expanding non-market housing.

[Tony Annett @tonyannett]

Some great charts about Sweden from @arindube. GDP per capita is almost on par with the US, while wage inequality is much lower. This suggests that the reason for the low inequality in Sweden is more predistribition than redistribution (although redistribution matters too!).

[Jim Dunn @UrbanHealthProf]

Would love to see this for Canada

[Barchart @Barchart]

BREAKING 🚨: U.S. Housing Market

Home Sellers now outnumber Buyers by 630,000, the largest gap ever recorded 🤯👀

[Jim Dunn @UrbanHealthProf]

@PHfloor @JohnRavenda Not any more. That’s HICC and BCH’s role. CMHC trimmed back to focus on private sector development and insurance.

[Jim Dunn @UrbanHealthProf]

@McFaul https://t.co/9uIrdPn91m

[Raman Osipau @OsipauRoma54190]

Canada didn't just ship more aluminium to Europe — it took share in market after market.
US tariffs cut Canada's aluminium exports to the USA by −$2.50B (−30.8%). The metal rerouted to Europe, and Canada's supplier share jumped:
🇳🇱 Netherlands 12.1% → 31.9% (now #1, +$808M)
🇮🇹 Italy 1.3% → 5.6% (+$190M)
🇩🇪 Germany 1.5% → 3.4% (+$127M)
🇵🇱 Poland 1.1% → 4.1% (+$64M)
🇨🇿 Czechia 3.6% → 7.5% (+$33M)
🇸🇮 Slovenia 1.8% → 4.0% (~+$10M)
🇭🇷 Croatia 0% → 4.0% (new)
🇧🇦 Bosnia 0% → 2.4% (new)
Across all of Europe, Canada's share nearly tripled: 2.14% → 6.32% — overtaking the UAE to become the #1 supplier at $1.82B. At +$1,265M it was the single largest supply gain of any country.
The edge: at $2.81/ton, Canada is Europe's 2nd-cheapest supplier (+447k tons YoY).
A trade shock, visible market by market in official customs data. GTAIC maps any country pair, any product, in minutes.
Canada→USA report 👇 https://t.co/pLr7JeySpK

[Jim Dunn @UrbanHealthProf]

@PHfloor Agglomeration economies on a global scale.

[André Picard @picardonhealth]

We protect apartment dwellers from the cold. So why not the heat? Canadian cities need maximum-temperature rules in place for homes as part of the response to climate change, by @picardonhealth
https://t.co/d9aUbIeONa via @GlobeDebate

[Ben Rabidoux @BenRabidoux]

CMHC is no longer the entity you think it is.

While not explicitly stated, their mandate has clearly shifted from facilitating home purchases for first-time buyers to instead providing ultra low rate, favorable lending terms for construction and acquisition of rentals

[Jim Dunn @UrbanHealthProf]

@YVRHousing What were the policies / programs that caused home prices to increase under Harper and early Trudeau?

[Gabriel Zucman @gabriel_zucman]

It seems we are now entering a new phase of the rise of inequality in the US.

It's not just wealth and billionaires — it's a broader acceleration.

Here's who benefited from economic growth in 2025, according to the latest estimates available on https://t.co/arZRWrEZEv

[Arek Drozda @arekdrozda]

@Tank9999 Not quite, you are forgetting two important drivers: incomes and interest rates. 😉

They explain ~90% of price change. How? $10k extra income allows to borrow extra $100k at 10%, $200k at 5%, $500k at 2%

If you genuinely want to understand: https://t.co/1YvBpo6JUF

[Jim Dunn @UrbanHealthProf]

@arekdrozda @Tank9999 It would good to see how this changes with unequal changes in incomes at different points in the income distribution - e.g., the effects of income changes at the 0.1-tile, 1st percentile, 10th, 20t, 40th, not just the median. I suspect growing income polarization is a factor

[Jason, @jasonc_nc]

The reason you can tell the entire senior property taxes conversation is bogus and just another reverse wealth transfer scheme is that it would do nothing for the actually poor seniors because they rent.

[Hedgeye @Hedgeye]

Why everyday retail is struggling while luxury brands thrive

[Jim Dunn @UrbanHealthProf]

@PHfloor Under what conditions would new homes sell below the value set by the re-sale market?

[Jim Dunn @UrbanHealthProf]

@jonbrooks @WatcherGuru Can she train a model of her desk?

[Leyla @LeylaKuni]

The most demoralizing chart you will see today