The First Unitarian Church of Hamilton
A Liberal Spiritual Community Since 1889
High housing costs are undermining economic growth in Canada, a new analysis by David Coletto, the founder of Abacus Data, says. As Canadians retire, he wrote, they typically reduce consumer spending, but in the past, that has been offset by spending by younger Canadians as they bought homes, renovated and furnished them and borrowed against … Read more
High housing costs are being driven by growing income inequality, a new study says. Prepared by a Canadian and three American professors, the study found that the cost of housing in the United States, owned or rented, rose as average per capita incomes rose since 1980. But income growth has been very concentrated among higher … Read more
In 2024 First Unitarian Church of Hamilton applied to the Unitarian Universalist Association’s (UUA) Green Sanctuary 2030 program and joined a network of UU congregations across North America. The goal of the program is to actively support each other in our climate ministries through collective learning about climate action and sharing our lessons learned. Recently … Read more
Join representatives of the Canadian Labour Congress and the National Right to Housing Network on Tuesday March 31 at 1 p.m. online for a conversation about the ways that the federal government is addressing the housing crisis, with a focus on Build Canada Homes and the National Housing Strategy. Speakers are Lisa Freeman, Senior Researcher … Read more
Come out to hear noted author Ricardo Tranjan on March 29. Reserve your spot now. In his provocative book The Tenant Class, Ricardo Tranjan challenged the idea that we’re experiencing a housing crisis. Clearly, a lot of people are struggling to afford housing, but that’s not unusual, as the word crisis implies. He argues … Read more