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'Unprecedented' rise in number of precariously housed Americans: 2009 State of Nation's Housing report
June 22, 2009 by
"A Fair Go for all Australians"
September 4, 2007 by
Good health, strong communities, a good life - all these are much more difficult to achieve when there are large inequalities, especially income Continue Reading…
2007 – year of housing for all?????
January 10, 2007 by
It's a new year, and Canada has a new federal housing and homelessness minister. What would be the best new year's resolution for the Hon. Monte Solberg, as he Continue Reading…
25 in 5 poverty reduction campaign
September 8, 2007 by
A group of prominent Ontarians, backed by a network of community organizations (including the Wellesley Institute) has launched the "25-in-5" poverty reduction Continue Reading…
500 homeless dead – and counting!
November 15, 2006 by
Tuesday, November 14, 2006, marked a grim anniversary. The Homeless Memorial at the Church of the Holy Trinity in downtown Toronto added its 500th name at Continue Reading…
A Canadian first: International right to housing in Ontario
July 6, 2008 by
All eyes will be on the Ontario Human Rights Commission on Tuesday morning as it releases the first-ever (for Canada) official report on the human right to Continue Reading…
A housing policy win – more homes on the way!
February 28, 2007 by
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty announced onTuesday that the provincial government is going to start the flow of $392.5 million in federal funding to build new Continue Reading…
A Housing Year In Review And A Walk Through The Numbers
December 23, 2011 by
As 2011 draws to a close, and 2012 beckons, a healthy and affordable home remains out of reach for millions of Canadians. Housing is about people – their Continue Reading…
A new New Deal for the US… and the world
January 20, 2009 by
As Barack Obama prepares to take his inauguration oath as President of the United States, it's worth recalling the climatic words from the acceptance speech of Continue Reading…
A poverty-free Ontario needs effective poverty reduction legislation
April 20, 2009 by
The Wellesley Institute’s oral submission to the Ontario Legislature’s Standing Committee on Social Policy on the province’s draft anti-poverty law (Bill Continue Reading…
