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Rich Dunbar (Doctoral Candidate) @richdunbar.ca · Feb 21

The cause of homelessness is not simply, not having a home. It’s unaddressed trauma, untreated mental health struggles, and systemic barriers that keep people trapped. To truly end homelessness, we must go beyond shelter, we must heal, support, and empower people at the root of their struggles.

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Rich Dunbar (Doctoral Candidate) @richdunbar.ca · 1d

Halifax’s housing crisis didn’t just happen—it was built, or not built... Dal, SMU & MSVU have 31,841 students but only 4,200 beds (13%). About 27.6k are pushed into private rentals. Without that demand, vacancy could rise from 2.1% → ~20%. It's time for universities to act. #Halifax #Housing

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My Zero Carbon #ClimateAction @myzerocarbon.org · May 20

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We have the solutions to reduce CO2 emissions and enhance natural carbon sinks.

More and more people are changing their behaviour and take #ClimateAction to address #ClimateChange. Are you?

learn more 📖 wwf.org.uk/what-we-do/c...

PL RP Thank you! 🩷💚💙

original graph from WWF
#climate #Klima

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · May 2

The Human Genome Project cost taxpayers $3 Billion.

Two decades on, it has generated a staggering return on investment of $1 Trillion, with benefits in medicine, agriculture, energy, the environment, & more.

If you want to boost the economy, funding science is one of the best things you could do.

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Rich Dunbar (Doctoral Candidate) @richdunbar.ca · May 2

Definitely an interesting concept!

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Rich Dunbar (Doctoral Candidate) @richdunbar.ca · May 2

Very true, but Canadians should have the right to decide how much and where it goes.

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Rich Dunbar (Doctoral Candidate) @richdunbar.ca · May 2

@markcarneyforpm.bsky.social Why not introduce a national rent cap tied directly to inflation? It’s time to protect renters from being priced out of their homes while still allowing fair returns for landlords. Stability benefits everyone. #HousingCrisis #RentControl #Canada #cdnpoli

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Rich Dunbar (Doctoral Candidate) @richdunbar.ca · May 2

I completely understand, but realistically, we are all just on different levels of the same game.

Rich Dunbar (Doctoral Candidate) @richdunbar.ca · May 1

Not at all, Rick, I'm saying I can't blame the Amazon employees for taking advantage of what they consider to be low rates.

Rich Dunbar (Doctoral Candidate) @richdunbar.ca · May 1

I know what you mean. However, I can understand how each family will do whatever it takes to get ahead. Honestly, it's hard enough for the average person to get by these days, who can blame a person for using the resources they have available.

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Rich Dunbar (Doctoral Candidate) @richdunbar.ca · May 1

Very sad!

Rich Dunbar (Doctoral Candidate) @richdunbar.ca · May 1

Very good point. However, when the big ones do happen, Nova Scotia, as an example. The province was completely unprepared to fight the fire. Hundreds of homes lost.

Rich Dunbar (Doctoral Candidate) @richdunbar.ca · May 1

I'm not talking about total greenhouse gas, I'm referring specifically to total C02.

Rich Dunbar (Doctoral Candidate) @richdunbar.ca · May 1

I meant to highlight Canada as a whole. The numbers I had from authoritative sources stated a total carbon sink capacity for Canada around 700–800 Mt CO₂/year, which appeared to offset our reported fossil fuel emissions (570 Mt). Im using data from 2023...

Rich Dunbar (Doctoral Candidate) @richdunbar.ca · May 1

Exactly!

Rich Dunbar (Doctoral Candidate) @richdunbar.ca · May 1

This would have been a great idea, but no one ever did!

Rich Dunbar (Doctoral Candidate) @richdunbar.ca · May 1

I think this adds credibility to the fact that these issues can and should be dealt with at the municipal level. Municipal safe-guards could have easily been put in place to prevent this. Rent-caps, Zoning to start with.

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Rich Dunbar (Doctoral Candidate) @richdunbar.ca · May 1

Every journey starts with a step!

Rich Dunbar (Doctoral Candidate) @richdunbar.ca · May 1

Exactly!

Rich Dunbar (Doctoral Candidate) @richdunbar.ca · Apr 30

Society trusts medical professionals to be held to a higher standard. It's astonishing how easily that trust can be manipulated...

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Rich Dunbar (Doctoral Candidate) @richdunbar.ca · Apr 30

That's really unfortunate, almost #whitecolarcrime it's amazing how some things are "legal" yet unethical...

Rich Dunbar (Doctoral Candidate) @richdunbar.ca · Apr 30

Agree

Rich Dunbar (Doctoral Candidate) @richdunbar.ca · Apr 30

I could see how it could be seen as that. Almost made a stance against it. It's odd because nationalism is typically seen in conservatives. This election I've never seen more Canadan Flags on the houses with Liberal campaign signs.

Rich Dunbar (Doctoral Candidate) @richdunbar.ca · Apr 30

I'm ok with career politicians. They dedicate themselves to public service. However, Pierre was elected at 25 and did not have enough "Lived experience," so clearly one was the better option to counter Trump.

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Rich Dunbar (Doctoral Candidate) @richdunbar.ca · Apr 30

Agree, but I'm hesitant since someone did just move a business from Canada into the USA.

Rich Dunbar (Doctoral Candidate) @richdunbar.ca · Apr 30

I assume Trump?