Tent Cities

Encampments have become a fixture of Canada's housing landscape, but do they have to be? Why do encampments exist, why are they controversial, and how do they relate to the right to housing?

Drawing on a career's worth of experience studying the human right to adequate housing and homelessness in Canada, Join Professor of Human Geography Dr. Damian Collins as he seeks to address these questions and learn about how encampment policies have played out in Edmonton and the disastrous consequences encampment clearances can have on those living on the street.