Moving beyond what is written on the page, this talk also examines how power operates in practice. Who benefits from legal protections? Who is left vulnerable? And how do social and political realities undermine rights that appear secure in law?

Join us for a clear, accessible look at the gap between housing rights as they are legally defined and as they are experienced by people navigating Canada’s housing system.

Speaker Bio

Anna Lund (she/her/hers), ’04 BA, ’07 LLB, is a Professor in the Faculty of Law. She researches and teaches in the areas of bankruptcy and insolvency, debtor creditor law, civil procedure, access to justice, and housing. Dr Lund's current research interests include mortgage enforcement proceedings, insolvency law, and non-standard legal forms (e.g., cooperatives and non-profit organizations). Her edited collection (co-edited with Sarah Buhler) Legal Unhousing: Power, Rights and Housing Precarity, will be published by the University of British Columbia Press in 2026. Dr Lund continues to practice on a pro bono basis through the Edmonton Community Legal Centre.