Members of Parliament will have a free vote in the House of Commons on Wednesday, February 27, on Bill C400 – An Act to Ensure Secure, Adequate, Accessible Continue Reading…
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TO housing wait list rises to 87,303 households – up 5.7% in past year
February 26, 2013 by
Toronto’s affordable housing wait list was 87,303 households at the end of January, 2013 – a total of 161,266 women, men and children in low-income 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…
Ontario’s holiday gift to Toronto restores some of housing and homeless funding that was cut
January 4, 2013 by
Toronto will get a $12.3 million holiday gift from the province – partial repayment, for one year only, of $21 million in housing and homelessness funding Continue Reading…
An Annotated Christmas Carol for 2012
December 21, 2012 by
Charles Dickens, in his famous novel Christmas Carol, writes of a visit by two charity-minded men to the office of Ebenezer Scrooge. The words of Dickens Continue Reading…
TO housing wait list breaks another record as City Council considers big cut to affordable housing funding
December 12, 2012 by
Toronto’s affordable housing wait list set yet another record in November: 87,638 households or 161,866 women, men and children. The city’s wait list has Continue Reading…
Five confirmed homeless deaths as Toronto Budget Committee debates cuts to housing and homelessness funding
December 10, 2012 by
As Toronto City Council’s Budget Committee begins public hearings today on the draft 2013 municipal budget (which includes cuts to housing and homelessness Continue Reading…
More on Toronto budget 2013 housing and homelessness numbers
December 5, 2012 by
Toronto’s 2013 municipal budget sets housing and homelessness spending at $665 million – down $128 million from 2012 and an even bigger cut from 2011’s Continue Reading…
Social finance generating excitement as a supplement, not a substitute, for government social investments
November 9, 2012 by
Canada’s non-profit sector plays a vital role in the health of individuals and the entire community (see, for instance, the Wellesley Institute Continue Reading…
Housing insecurity and homelessness set to rise in Toronto as funding cut for homelessness prevention and housing programs
October 18, 2012 by
Big cuts to homelessness prevention and housing programs will lead to an increase in housing insecurity and homelessness in Toronto. On October 5, Continue Reading…
