How Municipalities Respond to Homeless Encampments

Research Chat

03-05-2023 • 22 mins

The episode features:

  • Hannah McGurk, (she/her) who completed her Master's degree in the Applied Politics program at Laurier.
  • She is interviewed by Emily Kraemer, (she/her), who completed her Master's degree in the Applied Politics program at Laurier.
  • Her research generated a report that analyzed municipal responses to homeless encampments. The report emerged from a community-engaged research project with the Region of Waterloo and provides a comparison of encampment protocols among six municipalities, through a human rights lens.
  • Additional information about the research and transcript (with relevant links) is available from wlu.ca/Research-Chat