Good health, strong communities, a good life – all these are much more difficult to achieve when there are large inequalities, especially income disparities. “A Fair Go for all Australians” is a comprehensive proposal from the Australian Council of Social Service that offers international comparisons and then sets out ten key categories for action: Fair […]
'Unprecedented' rise in number of precariously housed Americans: 2009 State of Nation's Housing report
Lower-income Americans are especially hard-hit by current recession and there has been an “unprecedented” increase in the number of people who are precariously housed. Those are among the grim findings in the 2009 State of the Nation’s Housing report that was released today in Washington DC by Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies, the […]
'Sorry, it's rented!' – tens of thousands of Torontonians face discrimination in housing: New report from CERA
“Sorry, it’s rented”, new research from the Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodation, reports that tens of thousands of Torontonians – people from racialized communities, people with mental health issues, single parents, people receiving social assistance – face serious discrimination when they try to rent a home, contrary to the Ontario Human Rights Code.
'Right to housing' legal challenge launched today
Everyone in Canada has the right to a home – and the federal government has a responsibility to realize that right. That’s the basis of a legal challenge launched today by a coalition of housing and legal advocates. The Wellesley Institute is providing policy support to the new coalition, including expert evidence on funding and legislative decisions by […]
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'Refreshed' Compact recognizes the vital role of the non-profit sector in Britain
Britain is far ahead of Canada in recognizing the vital importance of the non-profit sector, and in setting out a mature partnership between the national government and the third sector. Earlier today, the UK government released its ‘refreshed’ Compact for the Third Sector – which sets out shared commitments and guidelines for effective partnership between government […]
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'Made-in-Ontario' housing plan needs real targets, timelines and inclusionary housing: Bill 140 submission
The Ontario Legislature should amend Bill 140 – draft legislation to ensure all Ontarians are adequately housed – to make sure that municipalities can create locally-appropriate inclusionary housing plans, and the bill should also be amended to require the provincial housing minister to develop a real housing plan for Ontario, with real targets, timelines and funding […]
'Made-in-Ontario' affordable housing plan urgently required: Written brief to provincial housing minister
Ontario urgently needs a ‘made-in-Ontario’ affordable housing plan with real targets, timelines and funding to meet the diverse housing needs of real Ontarians.
$2.075b for housing in Tuesday's federal budget???
The federal government is busily leaking all sorts of details about Tuesday’s federal budget – a sharp departure from the usual secrecy that surrounds spending plans – and the latest “leak” from federal housing minister Diane Finley in the Sunday Toronto Star sets out $2.075 billion for housing initiatives. If the spending plans are confirmed […]
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$125 billion for banks; $2 billion for affordable housing
Sixty-two and one-half years – that’s how long the federal government will have to spend on affordable housing, at the current rate, to equal the $125 billion “emergency” bailout package for banks and other mortgage lenders that federal finance minister James Flaherty has just extended. The profits of Canadian banks have slipped slightly from the […]
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