The first round of third reading debate on Bill C-304 - draft legislation to create a new national housing plan for Canada – has been postponed from its scheduled start yesterday. The bill has already passed first and second reading in the Commons, and has been amended at committee after hearings with expert witnesses, including the Wellesley Institute. The start of third (and final) reading debate is now expected in June. Advocates pressing for the bill say that the delay in third reading debate gives an opportunity for supporters to contact their Members of Parliament and urge passage of the long-overdue and much-needed national housing strategy.