Toronto’s affordable housing wait list set a new record in September – 86,892 households, or a total of 160,520 women, men and children. The centralized Continue Reading…
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Toronto affordable housing wait list sets yet another new record – underlining need to preserve TCHC homes
October 17, 2012 by
Canada has failed to meet its international housing commitments
October 11, 2012 by
Canada’s federal government has failed to meet the housing commitments that it made to the United Nation’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of 2009. That’s Continue Reading…
Big win for TCHC tenants and for all of Toronto: Affordable homes saved!
October 10, 2012 by
Toronto City Council’s Executive Committee voted unanimously on October 9 to back a plan by Councillor Ana Bailao’s special housing working group to Continue Reading…
Homeless and precariously housed Torontonians targeted in $22 million cuts to vital services
October 5, 2012 by
The Ontario government is cutting $21 million from provincial homelessness prevention funding given to the City of Toronto as of January 1, 2013. Details Continue Reading…
Toronto affordable housing sets yet another all-time record
September 24, 2012 by
Toronto’s affordable housing wait list hit another new record in August with 86,604 households on the full list – up 27% from the 68,369 households in Continue Reading…
Good news: New report charts sustainable future for TCHC affordable homes
September 17, 2012 by
Putting People First – the final report of Councilor Ana Bailao’s affordable housing working group – puts the brakes on plans for a massive sell-off of Continue Reading…
Remembering Abner William ‘Bill’ Buss: Let’s all demand an end to homelessness
August 21, 2012 by
Earlier today, I joined with others for the funeral service of Abner William ‘Bill’ Buss, the 71-year-old man who died alone in a dark crawl space of an Continue Reading…
Ending homelessness in Calgary, and across Canada
August 14, 2012 by
Calgary is making important steps towards its 10-year goal of ending homelessness. The success comes from a number of factors – smart and capable leaders from Continue Reading…
Toronto housing wait list hits new record, underlining folly of selling off TCHC homes
July 30, 2012 by
Toronto’s affordable housing wait list set a new record in June of 2012 – hitting an all-time high of 85,578 households. The wait list, which measures the Continue Reading…
Community safety and security, gun violence and population health
July 20, 2012 by
Recent shootings in Toronto have raised public debate about community safety and security. Once the shooting starts, it is clear that a strong police response Continue Reading…
