Alan Broadbent

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Alan Broadbent is Past Chair of Maytree.

Publications by this author

Opinionimage: Canadian currency being uselessly shredded (Adobe Firefly)

Waterloo Region has squandered a fortune trying to block housing rights
September 28, 2026
Opinionimage: wooden blocks with arrows facing in every direction (iStockphoto)

The Superior Court isn’t ridiculous, Doug Ford’s cascading failures are
May 28, 2026
Opinionimage: Clock and departure board at Union Rail Station, Toronto (iStockphoto)

Whither (withering) democracy in Canada?
Opinionimage: Human Crowd Forming Scissor Symbol (iStockphoto)

Pre-budget austerity musings
October 30, 2025
Opinion

Canada and Ontario can afford dignified shelter for refugees: Our reputation can’t afford our failure
Articlephoto: modular housing unit being lifted in place by a crane (iStockphoto)

Scaling housing building in Canada: Leveraging military infrastructure
June 17, 2025

Stories by this author

Storyphoto: Roy McMurtry cc Osgoode Hall Law School, York University

Roy McMurtry: A purposeful life lived with courtesy, humanity, and generosity