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Photo by Nick Bolton on Unsplash We all have cherished belongings: a photo of your children, a beloved relative's ashes. These things are treasured, no matter where you live. So why doesn't the law protect the belongings of unhoused people? A new report by UBC, SFU and University of Ottawa researchers found the personal property rights of unhoused people in Canada are systematically undermined. Co-authors Dr. Alexandra Flynn (AF), associate professor in the UBC Peter A. Allard School of Law, and Dr. Nicholas Blomley (NB), professor of geography at SFU, discuss why belongings, and adequate housing for all, matter. Why belongings?. Belongings encompass so many different parts of who we are. This could be things you need for survival, like medication, government ID, or a sleeping bag and tent.
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