Quint Development
@quintsaskatoon.bsky.social
An upstream-oriented nonprofit serving the residents of Saskatoon's core neighbourhoods. We operate affordable housing, social enterprises, employment support, and provide other community services.
📍Treaty 6 Territory & Homeland of the Métis.
📍Treaty 6 Territory & Homeland of the Métis.
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Who benefits from the “housing crisis?” Private corporations + wealthier individuals use housing as an investment opportunity, funnelling $$ away from regular people who are increasingly priced out of renting a suitable home, let alone owning one.
New tallies found at least 1,931 people are experiencing homelessness in Saskatoon this year — that's 432 more than 2024. So let's get our facts straight about this urgent issue 🤝
November 28, 2025 at 9:37 PM
New tallies found at least 1,931 people are experiencing homelessness in Saskatoon this year — that's 432 more than 2024. So let's get our facts straight about this urgent issue 🤝
Housing is the word on everyone's lips, but we are still creating only a fraction of the number of affordable housing units we used to. The difference is even more stark if you look back a few decades.
November 18, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Housing is the word on everyone's lips, but we are still creating only a fraction of the number of affordable housing units we used to. The difference is even more stark if you look back a few decades.
This month, the City of Saskatoon published the findings from their annual Civic Satisfaction and Performance survey. To us, these statistics are a reminder that we have the strength of numbers on our side.
November 10, 2025 at 8:59 PM
This month, the City of Saskatoon published the findings from their annual Civic Satisfaction and Performance survey. To us, these statistics are a reminder that we have the strength of numbers on our side.
The federal budget is out! Promising $1.5 billion for maintaining our current affordable housing stock, $2.8 billion for Indigenous housing, and $1 billion for transitional and supportive housing.
November 6, 2025 at 7:04 PM
The federal budget is out! Promising $1.5 billion for maintaining our current affordable housing stock, $2.8 billion for Indigenous housing, and $1 billion for transitional and supportive housing.
As we wait for the federal budget to be released, here's a reminder that we could have both well-funded public services and a healthy economy. Our government would have billions more dollars for improving our public services if they closed Canada's tax haven loopholes. ricochet.media/labour/class...
The billionaire loophole: How Canada’s tax system fuels inequality
While ordinary Canadians struggle, the top one per cent hide billions in offshore tax havens — a colonial system engineered to protect wealth and starve public services
ricochet.media
November 3, 2025 at 9:46 PM
As we wait for the federal budget to be released, here's a reminder that we could have both well-funded public services and a healthy economy. Our government would have billions more dollars for improving our public services if they closed Canada's tax haven loopholes. ricochet.media/labour/class...
This fall, @bcpolicy.bsky.social published a new report on racial inequality in Canada's housing market.
October 29, 2025 at 6:07 PM
This fall, @bcpolicy.bsky.social published a new report on racial inequality in Canada's housing market.
Poverty isn't just a social issue; it's also an economic issue. Ending poverty will strengthen our communities and our economy.
October 23, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Poverty isn't just a social issue; it's also an economic issue. Ending poverty will strengthen our communities and our economy.
If you're struggling to afford daily necessities, you are not alone. The high concentration of wealth is not an individual failure; it's a policy failure.
October 20, 2025 at 4:09 PM
If you're struggling to afford daily necessities, you are not alone. The high concentration of wealth is not an individual failure; it's a policy failure.
The City of Saskatoon's 2025 Housing Report shared that these populations are most likely to live in housing that needs major repairs, costs more than they can afford, or is too small for the number of inhabitants.
October 15, 2025 at 5:38 PM
The City of Saskatoon's 2025 Housing Report shared that these populations are most likely to live in housing that needs major repairs, costs more than they can afford, or is too small for the number of inhabitants.
Protecting children and youth means better meeting the needs of entire families and communities. The mission to end cycles of childhood trauma and abuse is interconnected with ending the cycles of poverty, problematic substance use, child removal, and homelessness.
October 9, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Protecting children and youth means better meeting the needs of entire families and communities. The mission to end cycles of childhood trauma and abuse is interconnected with ending the cycles of poverty, problematic substance use, child removal, and homelessness.
Food for thought 💸
October 3, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Food for thought 💸
A decade after the TRC, the gov't has only completed 15/95 Calls to Action. However, researchers found that when more public attention is focused on reconciliation (ex. directly after the discovery of unmarked graves), the gov't addresses more of the Calls to Action. thewalrus.ca/trc-introduc...
The Stark Reality Ten Years after the Truth and Reconciliation Report | The Walrus
“We have to wonder: should we just abandon ‘reconciliation’ altogether?”
thewalrus.ca
October 1, 2025 at 9:57 PM
A decade after the TRC, the gov't has only completed 15/95 Calls to Action. However, researchers found that when more public attention is focused on reconciliation (ex. directly after the discovery of unmarked graves), the gov't addresses more of the Calls to Action. thewalrus.ca/trc-introduc...
“Sometimes I feel that this is the best chance we get at a better life."
Thank you to Brody Langager and Michelle Berg from the Star Phoenix for helping us to spread the word about our initiatives.
thestarphoenix.com/news/local-n...
Thank you to Brody Langager and Michelle Berg from the Star Phoenix for helping us to spread the word about our initiatives.
thestarphoenix.com/news/local-n...
'Unique people doing a unique thing': Saskatoon programs offer second chance for people leaving corrections
Saskatoon programs provide work — ranging from needle pickup to graffiti removal — to people who are trying to turn their lives around.
thestarphoenix.com
September 16, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“Sometimes I feel that this is the best chance we get at a better life."
Thank you to Brody Langager and Michelle Berg from the Star Phoenix for helping us to spread the word about our initiatives.
thestarphoenix.com/news/local-n...
Thank you to Brody Langager and Michelle Berg from the Star Phoenix for helping us to spread the word about our initiatives.
thestarphoenix.com/news/local-n...
The photo that accompanies this article was taken here in Saskatchewan — people have been falling through the cracks of our disaster response systems (and our regular systems) for years. policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/09/clim...
Canada needs a climate-responsive social safety net
For anyone already struggling, chaotic disaster responses increase vulnerability and the risk of poverty, health crises and death.
policyoptions.irpp.org
September 15, 2025 at 5:41 PM
The photo that accompanies this article was taken here in Saskatchewan — people have been falling through the cracks of our disaster response systems (and our regular systems) for years. policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/09/clim...
When workers are underpaid and housing is overpriced, someone is profiting. Our elected leaders are allowing corporations and the wealthy to profit off of raising the cost of necessities like food/housing and paying workers exploitatively low wages.
September 10, 2025 at 5:13 PM
When workers are underpaid and housing is overpriced, someone is profiting. Our elected leaders are allowing corporations and the wealthy to profit off of raising the cost of necessities like food/housing and paying workers exploitatively low wages.
Through our employment program we speak to many people, primarily women and other gender minorities, who have dreams of further education or fulfilling employment but can only work limited hours in fields with low pay because they don't have access to childcare.
August 29, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Through our employment program we speak to many people, primarily women and other gender minorities, who have dreams of further education or fulfilling employment but can only work limited hours in fields with low pay because they don't have access to childcare.
In a recent op-ed, Canadian economists and housing experts call on the federal government to invest in more informed, collaborative solutions to the housing crisis. archive.ph/GzTnU #housing #canada #canpoli
August 22, 2025 at 5:05 PM
In a recent op-ed, Canadian economists and housing experts call on the federal government to invest in more informed, collaborative solutions to the housing crisis. archive.ph/GzTnU #housing #canada #canpoli
You can read the full letter BC housing experts sent to the federal government here: thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
July 31, 2025 at 8:25 PM
You can read the full letter BC housing experts sent to the federal government here: thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
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1976:
Average home price in Canada : $263,000.
Average wage for Canadians ages 25-34: $68,500.
2024 update:
Average home price in Canada : $690,000.
Average wage for Canadians ages 25-34: $67,200.
Check data for your province or city: www.gensqueeze.ca/straddling_t... #cdnpoli
Average home price in Canada : $263,000.
Average wage for Canadians ages 25-34: $68,500.
2024 update:
Average home price in Canada : $690,000.
Average wage for Canadians ages 25-34: $67,200.
Check data for your province or city: www.gensqueeze.ca/straddling_t... #cdnpoli
July 21, 2025 at 6:10 PM
1976:
Average home price in Canada : $263,000.
Average wage for Canadians ages 25-34: $68,500.
2024 update:
Average home price in Canada : $690,000.
Average wage for Canadians ages 25-34: $67,200.
Check data for your province or city: www.gensqueeze.ca/straddling_t... #cdnpoli
Average home price in Canada : $263,000.
Average wage for Canadians ages 25-34: $68,500.
2024 update:
Average home price in Canada : $690,000.
Average wage for Canadians ages 25-34: $67,200.
Check data for your province or city: www.gensqueeze.ca/straddling_t... #cdnpoli
We cannot end gender-based violence without confronting the ways in which our economic systems allow it to continue. While unaffordability skyrockets, more vulnerable people stay in violent situations because freedom is financially impossible. perspectivesjournal.ca/economic-lib...
Economic Liberation: A Gender-Based Case for Basic Income | Perspectives Journal
Gender-based violence traps hundreds of thousands of Canadian women in dangerous situations and economic precarity. A Basic Income Guarantee could transform our response from crisis management to prev...
perspectivesjournal.ca
July 21, 2025 at 7:10 PM
We cannot end gender-based violence without confronting the ways in which our economic systems allow it to continue. While unaffordability skyrockets, more vulnerable people stay in violent situations because freedom is financially impossible. perspectivesjournal.ca/economic-lib...
In Canada, low to modest income families spend 94.6% of their wages on immediate needs. Whereas, the highest income Canadians spend only 55.7% of their income on immediate needs. To learn more about what can be done to address economic inequality, read the full @policyalternatives.ca article below.
Low-income families in Canada have less disposable income than ever - CCPA
Canadian households spent an average of $76,750 on goods and services in 2023, a substantial increase of 14.3 per cent over 2021. This boost in spending was largely driven by the surge in inflation (u...
www.policyalternatives.ca
June 26, 2025 at 5:48 PM
In Canada, low to modest income families spend 94.6% of their wages on immediate needs. Whereas, the highest income Canadians spend only 55.7% of their income on immediate needs. To learn more about what can be done to address economic inequality, read the full @policyalternatives.ca article below.
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There are viable alternatives to capitalism. Cooperative and participatory economics emphasize democratic decision-making, self-management, and social ownership for the common good. The profit motive is left behind in favor of a society where wealth is shared and no one is left behind.
A Participatory Economy: a post-capitalist model
YouTube video by Participatory Economy Project
youtu.be
June 22, 2025 at 11:16 PM
There are viable alternatives to capitalism. Cooperative and participatory economics emphasize democratic decision-making, self-management, and social ownership for the common good. The profit motive is left behind in favor of a society where wealth is shared and no one is left behind.
Among other countries that boast high GDPs and high standards of living, Canada has fallen far behind in social housing. According to CMHC, only 13% of our social housing stock was constructed by governments within the past 30 years.
June 3, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Among other countries that boast high GDPs and high standards of living, Canada has fallen far behind in social housing. According to CMHC, only 13% of our social housing stock was constructed by governments within the past 30 years.
If you’re not angry, you’re not paying attention 💸
May 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM
If you’re not angry, you’re not paying attention 💸
This is a great read if you are looking to gain insight on what our federal leaders could be doing to promote social and affordable housing and halt the housing crisis 🏠
spacing.ca/toronto/2025...
spacing.ca/toronto/2025...
Non-profit housing is an economic no-brainer - Spacing Toronto
Canada is acting quickly to reposition our trade economy to become more resilient, diverse and self-reliant. We need a similar re-calibration of Canada’s housing system to address our deepening afford...
spacing.ca
April 25, 2025 at 8:47 PM
This is a great read if you are looking to gain insight on what our federal leaders could be doing to promote social and affordable housing and halt the housing crisis 🏠
spacing.ca/toronto/2025...
spacing.ca/toronto/2025...