Well & Fair

In this episode, we speak with Peter Jongeneelen from ACORN. We delve into the realm of tenant rights and housing laws, shedding light on some promising developments for renters. We discuss the latest housing strategy unveiled by the Government of New Brunswick, exploring its implications and notable features. While the strategy offers hope and potential improvements for renters, we also address a...

Hi Everyone! This was a more ambitious episode for the podcast. With my guest, Nicki Lyons-MacFarlane, a trans non-binary person and queer and trans rights advocate in Fredericton, we are incorporating clips from news stories about Policy 713 and reacting directly to statements made by Premier Higgs and Education Minister Hogan about trans youth.  Working on this episode has definitely given me a...

This year, the provincial government of New Brunswick made changes to Policy 713, the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity policy. This policy came out in 2020 to create a safer and more inclusive environment for LGBTQ+ youth in schools. However, the same government that initially passed the bill placed it under a controversial review and altered the language in such a way that the rights of tra...

In today's episode, we talk about a Solutions Lab, being hosted by OStrategies which goes beyond research and is committed to prototypes and action. This Lab seeks to address barriers to housing, especially for those faced with addictions, mental health issues, and violence. We are still early in the process and my guests Cory Herc and Bryn Ferris share what they've learned, how they learn...

In today's eye-opening episode, we delve into the heart-wrenching reality of tent cities and their impact on the unhoused. Join us as we uncover the startling findings from scientific research on involuntary displacement and its grievous consequences for vulnerable individuals. From increased overdose deaths to loss of vital support services, the toll is staggering. We shine a spotlight on Mon...

In today's Facts & Footnotes we read through the Final Report for At Home/Chez Soi, created by The Mental Health Commission of Canada. They researched whether Housing First would help address homelessness in Moncton - and it does! This study shows that the human solution is the affordable solution. Let's go through the report together.

On today's episode, we talk to Marc Belliveau, executive director of Harvest House about his video campaign created to humanize his clients and all people experiencing homelessness in our community. We also talk about the full scope of the program offered at Harvest House that helps vulnerable people get back on their feet.

Hi Everyone, You might remember from a couple of weeks ago we put out a teaser for bonus episodes that could be found on Patreon. Well, the team at Well & Fair has decided we don't want to put the episodes behind a paywall. It does not align with the larger mission of the podcast. So we are course-correcting now and releasing the full episode this week. We have a lot of these Fact & Fo...

On today's episode, Olivia Huyn from the New Brunswick Refugee Clinic talks about the process of asylum and the gaps in our social safety net.

On today's episode, we talk to the three members of the Green Party Caucus of New Brunswick: Megan Mitton, David Coon and Kevin Arseneau. We discuss the Housing Minister's plan (or lack thereof) to address the housing crisis in New Brunswick. They share the impact that the housing crisis has had on their constituents, propose policy solutions that could work to keep vulnerable people in th...

Last month, after ACORN tenant rights activists came to speak with us in the studio for Episode 3, I signed their petition to bring back New Brunswick's rent cap. That signature went straight to the Housing Minister's office and I got a letter in response. And wow have I been thinking about this letter ever since. In today's mini episode, we examine the policies being put forward as al...

Today we have Nick Gefucia on the show from Ellis Don Community Builders with a radical proposition - what if instead of thinking of affordable housing as just real estate we approached it as infrastructure? Gefucia describes a new framework for the public and private sectors to work together to actually get the affordable housing that we need to be built. Listen to learn more.

Well & Fair is a podcast of conversations and we get a lot more out of these conversations with a little info under our belts That's where Facts & Footnotes comes in. Bonus content to complement the main show, Facts & Footnotes goes a little deeper. Full episodes will be available on Patreon , but here is our first bonus episode complete to listen to. We just spoke with the New Bru...

Since Affordable Housing is defined as a percentage of income, we need to talk about inequities in pay. This International Women’s Day, we talk to Krysta Cowling from the New Brunswick Coalition for Pay Equity. She explains what pay equity is and why it’s important. As the conversation unfolds, Krysta and I talk about  how our politics were formed in the crucible of our twenties and how those...

Built for Zero is a Canada-wide effort to end chronic homelessness and veteran homelessness.  Today we talk to Dawn Wheadon from the Greater Moncton Homelessness Steering Committee about Moncton's place in this national change effort, what is working and what needs improvement.

ACORN is fighting for the rights of low- and moderate-income people. They are a community-union, made up of members who feel the impacts of the issues they fight for. They have been vocally opposed New Brunswick ending the rent cap, which was a policy put into place by the province when tenants started to see their rents skyrocket overnight during the pandemic.  Peter Jongeneelen speaks on be...

Vincent Merola talks to us about Housing First and why it works. Heis the community development officer for Social Inclusion with the City of Moncton and he chairs the senior housing nonprofit, Downtown City Housing. Vincent is a recent immigrant to Canada by way of San Francisco where he had worked for a nonprofit that specializes in housing first, before moving to Moncton. He’s proud t...

Debby Warren, the Executive Director of Ensemble Moncton, comes on the pod to talk about the tragic death of Luke Anthony Landry and how vulnerable people are being forgotten in the housing crisis. 

From the heart of Hub City, downtown Moncton, New Brunswick, Well & Fair is a podcast of conversations with the people making our community more healthy and just. We believe that the full potential of our community is real but untapped. We want to take a small step toward tapping that potential, so let's talk.