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Feds Seek To Dismiss Historic Housing Challenge
May 23, 2013 by
Feds seek to dismiss historic housing challenge even before legal arguments are made The first round of an historic legal challenge on the right to housing Continue Reading…
Full house in London for business-community roundtable on mental health and employment
April 29, 2013 by
A full house of 50 business and community leaders packed the boardroom of the London (ON) Chamber of Commerce for that community's first-ever business-community Continue Reading…
The Second Reading of Bill C-400, Canada Needs A National Housing Plan
February 19, 2013 by
Guest post by Amber Grant. Amber Grant was in the Commons to observe the second reading debate on Bill C-400, draft legislation to create a national housing Continue Reading…
Right To The City: Global Housing Coalition President Links Housing Rights In Latin America And Canada
February 15, 2013 by
The right to housing is linked to other critical social and economic rights and issues, including habitat and employment, said Habitat International Coalition Continue Reading…
Tracking the impact of cuts to housing and homelessness supports
January 21, 2013 by
Ontario recently eliminated the Community Start-Up and Maintenance Benefit (CSUMB). The CSUMB helped people receiving social assistance to pay for large or Continue Reading…
Thinking of “Frankenstorm”? Think about the homeless and the hungry!
October 29, 2012 by
As the northeastern part of North America braces for the onslaught of Hurricane Sandy (dubbed the "Frankenstorm" by some in the media because of its Continue Reading…
A step forward for affordable housing in Toronto – more steps required!
October 15, 2012 by
The Wellesley Institute's Director of Housing and Innovation has written a background piece for The Toronto Star that welcomes the recent decision of Toronto Continue Reading…
Working towards equality in Toronto
June 26, 2012 by
Toronto City Hall’s Council Chambers was the site for a public forum on June 26th sponsored by economicinequality.ca that brought together a variety of Continue Reading…
Stop ‘revolving door’ of incarceration and homelessness: new study calls for investment in transitional housing
May 30, 2012 by
Today in Ontario, people with past criminal justice involvement, who are homeless, must navigate the social services system on their own, often accessing Continue Reading…
