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He was a strong advocate for a federal housing policy in Canada. He wanted all Canadians to be housed, no matter the income level. [1] He was for a federally funded public housing program that would be implemented on the local level, by municipalities, non-profit associations or co-operatives. [2] He came up with the Rent-to-Income system. [3] He is known for his association with Regent Park, the first and largest public housing offered in Canada [4]
He has chaired the research committee and advisory group for the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Association (CMHC). [5] In 1968 he was made a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Planners. [6] -
Urban Planning, Housing, international development planning
Contributor and promoter of urban planning in Quebec as an academic professor and as professional planner. [7] Her interest is on housing, planning processes and international planning. She has provided advice on planning issues to the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), the World Bank, and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). [8] Her writing contributed to the literature on housing policy in Canada [9] and urban geography in Montreal [10] She was also involved in public affairs, supporting co-operative housing and environmental preservation movements. [11]
She was professor emerita at the School of Urban Planning at McGill University. [12] She was posthumously appointed as a Member of the Order of Canada in 2009. [13]
^ Donn Downey The Globe and Mail. (1995.). Social planner devised rent; geared-to-income system in public housing: Humphrey carver. The Globe and Mail (1936-Current)
^Bacher, J. C., eBrary (Canadian Publishers Collection), & desLibris - Books. (1993;2014;). Keeping to the marketplace: The evolution of canadian housing policy. Montreal; Buffalo;: McGill-Queen's University Press
^ Donn Downey The Globe and Mail. (1995,). Social planner devised rent; geared-to-income system in public housing: Humphrey carver. The Globe and Mail (1936-Current)
^ Bacher, J. C., eBrary (Canadian Publishers Collection), & desLibris - Books. (1993;2014;). Keeping to the marketplace: The evolution of canadian housing policy. Montreal; Buffalo;: McGill-Queen's University Press
