Affordable housing and community innovation: These are two critical areas where the federal government needs to invest and engage more effectively. The Wellesley Institute’s Michael Shapcott and Nimira Lalani gave expert testimony to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance on Oct. 21 during hearings in Toronto as the parliamentary committee travelled across Canada to hear about what should be in the next federal budget.

Read the Wellesley Institute’s speaking notes here .

Read the full written submission from the Wellesley Institute here .