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Laura Pin

@lpin.bsky.social

Settler in the Hammer. Associate Prof at Laurier in Waterloo, ON. Public policy, housing, budgets, inequality. Parent to one human & one cat. Coffee, bikes & unions. She/her.

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WRLegalServices@wrlegalservices.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Our team would like to thank all residents of the 100 Vic Encampment for placing their trust in us throughout this legal process. We sincerely thank all volunteers, affiants, allies, media, and interveners who have supported our team and efforts throughout this case.

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Laura Pin@lpin.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Disappointing news that will continue expensive, time consuming litgation. RoW knows that over 2,300 people are homeless right now, and there isn't system capacity to house everyone. People will continue to camp, bylaw or no bylaw, the difference is they will be less safe and supported.

WRLegalServices@wrlegalservices.bsky.social · 8mo ago

"Regional council voted in favour of amending a bylaw that will see the residents at an encampment at 100 Victoria St. move by April 1. Council also defeated a motion that would look into drafting a report to allow a safe tent bylaw on regional properties." - CBC News Full article: bit.ly/4boeGUS

Laura Pin@lpin.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Another week, another round of encampment evictions in Cambridge, ON. Appreciate that his article makes it clear local shelters are at capacity and people have no permanent housing options www.cambridgetoday.ca/local-news/e...

Encampment eviction in Cambridge leaves residents with nowhere to go, say advocates

As temperatures drop, a group of unhoused individuals are being forced from an encampment site in Galt, with no clear alternatives or available shelter beds, according to local advocates

cambridgetoday.ca

Laura Pin@lpin.bsky.social · 11mo ago

This is deeply distrubing, especially as publically available data demonstrates that research proposals from many equity-deserving groups remains under-represented in Tricouncil funding.

Nathan Kalman-Lamb@nkalamb.bsky.social · 11mo ago

The Canadian Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Research is launching a US-style attack on EDI in Tri-Council funding. As part of this attack, they are demanding disclosure of confidential demographic info + reviewer comments of all Canadian researchers who have applied b/w 2000-2025.

Maxime Blanchette-Joncas: I'm tabling the following motion: That the committee request the three funding councils, namely the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), as part of the study on the impact of federal funding allocation criteria on research excellence in Canada, to provide it with the disaggregated data of all submitted applications, whether funded or not, for all student and faculty funding programs from the master's level onwards for applications made between 2020 and 2025. That this data include (1) demographic data of applicants and collaborators, including applicants' responses to the equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) questionnaire, (2) the institutions and departments of applicants, including the institutions of collaboration, (3) the language of the application, (4) all data regarding the type of application and project content (application year, grant program, discipline, title, summary, amount requested by the applicant), as well as (5) the identity of the evaluation committee, comments, opinions, scores assigned to applications for each criterion, and (6) the outcome of the application and the amount awarded. That the three funding councils submit all this data to the committee within 15 days following the adoption of this motion, in an Excel spreadsheet format.
Laura Pin@lpin.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Our article "A place to find community: the role of autonomy and care in managed encampments" was just published in Urban Geography. You can access a free copy using this link: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/DEAA6...

A place to find community: the role of autonomy and care in managed encampments

This paper explores the longest ongoing managed encampment of people experiencing homelessness in Canada: A Better Tent City (ABTC). Located in Kitchener, Ontario, ABTC hosts 48 residents, with ano...

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WRLegalServices@wrlegalservices.bsky.social · last yr.

Earlier this year our team partnered with students from the Master of Applied Politics program at @wilfridlaurieruni.bsky.social to engage in research on barriers to election participation faced by people experiencing homelessness, and best practices for addressing these barriers.

Ballots Without Barriers: Empowering Unhoused Voters during the 2025 Ontario Election | Perspectives Journal

Despite legislative guarantees under the Canada Elections Act, practical barriers continue to hold one of the country’s most marginalized populations back from political participation.

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Laura Pin@lpin.bsky.social · last yr.

Proud to see four Laurier MAP students here, publishing on barriers to voting while unhoused in Ontario from their collaborative work with @wrcls.bsky.social. Congratulations Mary, Romanpreet, Lily and Aya!

Broadbent Institute@broadbent.bsky.social · last yr.

NEW RELEASE: PERSPECTIVES JOURNAL NO. 4 Bringing clarity amid a moment of obscurity, issue no. 4 of Perspectives Journal offers progressive answers on housing, public sector cuts, and the new neoliberal status quo. Read now at perspectivesjournal.ca

Cover of Perspectives: A Canadian Journal of Political Economy and Social Democracy, No. 4 — Summer 2025. The background is dark purple with the white journal title in the center. Featured articles include: Clement Nocos: Editorial Mack Penner: Carney and the Calgary School Gregg Olsen: Back to the Future Simone Mao: From Stagnation to Inclusive Growth Michael Leger: The Democratic Politics of Industrial Policy and Defining Canadian Abundance Abe Oudshoorn, et al.: How Policymakers Avoid Addressing Homelessness as a Structural Challenge Brousseau, Kadhem, Kaur & Legado: Ballots Without Barriers Grace Blakeley (2025 Ellen Meiksins Wood Lecture): Genuine Democracy in an Age of Hyper-Individualism
Laura Pin@lpin.bsky.social · last yr.

Time for the Ride for Refuge, and once again I'll be riding in support of SDC and the amazing work they do in the Kitchener-Waterloo-Cambridge community. Would love some company! More info here: rideforrefuge.org/location/kit...

Kitchener Central (Social Development Centre Waterloo Re...) - RIDE 2025

What moves you? The Ride for Refuge is a family-friendly fundraising bike + walk in support of local charities serving people seeking hope, safety, and freedom. Join us Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025!

rideforrefuge.org

Laura Pin@lpin.bsky.social · last yr.

Congratulations to @wrlegalservices.bsky.social, supporting community members, and residents of 100 Vic. Maybe RoW should drop the bylaw so we can all focus on permanent, accessible, low barrier housing options.

WRLegalServices@wrlegalservices.bsky.social · last yr.

Great new!👍The Court has granted an injunction for the 100Vic Encampment Case! The Region is restrained from enforcing its Site-Specific By-law until the constitutionality of the bylaw can be determined following the hearing in November. Read the decision at: wrcls.ca/3878-2

Laura Pin@lpin.bsky.social · last yr.

The City of Cambridge has been issuing eviction notices during heat waves to people experiencing homelessness all summer. Federal housing advocate urges the City to "avoid creating additional harm" www.cambridgetoday.ca/local-news/c...

City urged by federal housing advocate not to evict homeless encampments during heat waves

Police confirm Cambridge is the only municipality in Waterloo region currently enforcing the Tresspass to Property Act in homeless encampments

cambridgetoday.ca

Ameil J. Joseph Ph.D.@ameil-joseph.bsky.social · last yr.

Chasing people living outside a few or hundreds of meters over, over, & over again, via threats, tickets, notices, forced removal, destroying property, intimidation, is all more work, cost, waste, horror, violence & repugnance than just offering real housing & care. Disgusting.

Laura Pin@lpin.bsky.social · last yr.

City of Cambridge has issued encampment eviction notices meant to be enforced during this heatwave. Instead of supporting people to stay alive, trying to push people out of their shelter. Why are we evicting people during extreme weather?

City of Cambridge letter head wiht the formal eviction notice printed on it, dated June 20, 2025
Laura Pin@lpin.bsky.social · last yr.

Don't block the help - community speaks out about the new site specific bylaw displacing encampment residents at 100 Vic in Kitchener: www.therecord.com/opinion/cont...

Don’t block the help: Restoring access and dignity to Kitchener encampment residents

Dignity, safety and care for people living at Victoria and Weber streets should not depend on a policy loophole. They must be the foundation of how we respond to encampment communities — starting now,...

therecord.com

Canadian Dimension@canadiandimension.bsky.social · last yr.

Lawfare is increasingly being wielded to bolster the state’s ability to repress and criminalize pro-Palestinian movements. NEW from @irinaceric.bsky.social of @windsorlaw.bsky.social on Toronto’s bubble zone bylaw:

Bursting the bubble (zone): Resisting Toronto’s anti-protest bylaw

Toronto’s new bubble zone anti-protest bylaw is both more and less dangerous than it may appear at first glance. Less because the bylaw’s enforceability and constitutionality are shaky, more because t...

canadiandimension.com

Joey Coleman@joeycoleman.ca · last yr.

Good morning. Plenty is happening in the Council Chamber. I've been documenting what is happening. Striking Hamilton Water professionals are on one side of the gallery. The Hamilton Encampment Support Network is on the other side of the gallery. The City has confronted HESN. #yhmcc #HamOnt (1/n)

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