[homeles_ot-l] Odette Lecture on Homelessness - November 6 at 6 pm (Hybrid Format)

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Subject: Odette Lecture on Homelessness - November 6 at 6 pm (Hybrid Format)

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Thank you,

Tim Aubry Ph.D., C.Psych., CE
Professeur émérite / Emeritus professor
École de psychologie / School of Psychology
Chercheur / Senior Researcher
Centre de recherche sur les services éducatifs et communautaires /
Centre for Research on Educational and Community Services
Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa
Coprésident / Co-Chair
Réseau canadien du logement d’abord / Canadian Housing First Network

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Hybrid Event

The Annual Louis L. Odette Family Lecture<https://stmichaelsfoundation.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8bd40429b5f5a8232ee04f104&id=9594a999b8&e=d443090f63>

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Homelessness is not inevitable—it's a crisis we can solve. Yet across Canada, the number of people experiencing homelessness is rising at an alarming rate. In the past decade alone, the national count has nearly doubled to almost 70,000 people, with more than 17,000 people sleeping outdoors each night. Cities across the country are taking extraordinary measures to address this issue—ranging from forced encampment evictions to emergency declarations. It’s time to shift the conversation—from managing homelessness to ending it.

Join us for a discussion on one of the most urgent health and human rights issues of our time. Our keynote speaker, Tessa Blaikie Whitecloud, the Premier’s Senior Advisor on Ending Chronic Homelessness in the Province of Manitoba, will share key insights from Manitoba’s bold new strategy to end chronic homelessness by 2031. Following her keynote, a panel of experts will discuss how Toronto can garner local support for a housing-first approach to help people transition from encampments to supportive housing.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2025
Doors Open: 5:30 PM EST
Lecture and Panel Discussion: 6:00-7:30 PM EST
Reception with Panelists: 7:30-8:30 PM EST
In Person: YWCA Toronto, 87 Elm Street Toronto, ON M5G 0A8
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Keynote Speaker

[MANDY CHAPMAN SEMPLE]

Tessa Blaikie Whitecloud
Premier's Senior Advisor on Ending Chronic Homelessness in the Province of Manitoba

Tessa Blaikie Whitecloud has worked in the homeless-serving sector since 2013. She is the former executive director of 1JustCity and served as CEO of Siloam Mission from 2021-2024. In January 2025, Whitecloud was named to her role in the premier’s office in Manitoba where she coordinates the province-wide strategy to house people directly out of encampments, working towards a goal of ending chronic homelessness. She believes homelessness doesn’t need to exist in our city, our province, or our country.

Panelists

[ALEJANDRA BRAVO]

Alejandra Bravo
Councillor, City of Toronto

Alejandra Bravo was elected as the city councillor for Ward 9—Davenport in 2022 and is currently Chair of the city’s Economic and Community Development Committee. She is also a member of the Executive Committee and the Toronto Board of Health. Alejandra has a 25-year history of leadership with civil society organizations, including the Broadbent Institute and Maytree. An adult educator and facilitator by profession, Alejandra helps communities understand and influence government decisions that impact them.

[GORDON TANNER]

Elizabeth McIsaac
President, Maytree Foundation

Elizabeth McIsaac is leading Maytree’s work to advance economic and social rights in Canada. She previously served as Maytree’s director of policy and was the executive director of Maytree’s Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council (TRIEC). In 2012, McIsaac established and led Mowat NFP at the Mowat Centre, University of Toronto, where she conducted research on challenges facing the non-profit sector. She currently serves as Chair of Making the Shift: A Youth Homelessness Social Innovation Lab at York University, and Chair of the City of Toronto’s Housing Rights Advisory Committee.

Moderator

[DR. STEPHEN HWANG]

Dr. Stephen Hwang
Director, MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, St. Michael’s Hospital

Dr. Stephen Hwang is one of the world’s most renowned researchers in homelessness, housing, and health. His groundbreaking research changed the conversation about homelessness and precarious housing in Canada—and raised awareness that these health crises are preventable. In addition to serving as director of MAP, Dr. Hwang is the Canada Research Chair in Homelessness, Housing and Health, an internal medicine physician at St. Michael’s Hospital, and a professor at the University of Toronto.

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