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Big cuts planned for Toronto housing funding
November 30, 2012 by
The City of Toronto’s Shelter, Support and Housing is set to take a massive $128 million cut in housing and homelessness investments in the draft 2013 budget Continue Reading…
Federal government should invest $2 billion to meet urgent nation-wide housing needs
March 15, 2012 by
“Affordable housing in Canada is in crisis and the federal government’s long-term cuts to housing investments continue to make a bad situation worse.” Continue Reading…
Housing, homelessness, health cut in Toronto’s 2010 municipal budget
February 19, 2010 by
The first draft of Toronto's 2010 operating budget sets out cuts to affordable housing, homelessness, public health and city planning funding. Spending on the Continue Reading…
TO housing wait list grows to 87,486 households as Council debates cuts to housing and homelessness
January 16, 2013 by
Toronto’s affordable housing wait list was a staggering 87,486 households in December 2012, up 6.5% from the 82,138 households in December 2011. Toronto Continue Reading…
Toronto budget 2011 tightens fiscal screws on housing / homelessness even as waiting list grows
January 10, 2011 by
Toronto's affordable housing waiting list sky-rocketed to an all-time high of 76,549 households by the end of December of 2010. Despite the growing need, the Continue Reading…
What to look for in the Ontario 2012 budget: Improving housing affordability
March 20, 2012 by
Although a good, affordable home is one of the most important social determinants of health and investing in housing not only takes pressure off of the health Continue Reading…
Ontario Budget 2012 continues erosion of affordable housing investments
March 28, 2012 by
Ontario Budget 2012 continues the erosion of affordable housing investments at a time when the housing needs of households who are precariously housed remain Continue Reading…
Austerity Is Not Only A “Dangerous Idea,” It’s Bad For Our Health
March 28, 2013 by
Austerity is bad for our health, and many, like Mark Blyth, say that it's a “dangerous idea.” Mark Blyth, author of Austerity: The History of a Dangerous Continue Reading…
The Spirit Level Documentary Film Campagin
June 21, 2012 by
There is only one week left to help support the Spirit Level Documentary Film. Bringing the groundbreaking work by Kate Pickett and Richard Wilkinson to the Continue Reading…
