On the first in a series of episodes exploring how the pandemic interacts with social issues in Canada, David Desbaillets returns with a new edition of ‘Housing Party’ to talk with Marie-Hélène Landry of women’s shelter Chez Doris about economic, social and housing realities in the era of COVID-19.

Community organization Chez Doris has been providing shelter to vulnerable and homeless women in Montreal for more than 40 years. Find out more at: https://www.chezdoris.org/en/#

Audio on this episode features Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante and Julie Grenier of the CIUSSS Centre-Sud (Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux)

This conversation was recorded on May 19th, 2020

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