The Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodation (CERA) has launched a new web site devoted to housing rights in Canada called Canadian Housing Equality Resources . It's full of interesting and important information, and is designed for everyone from the person (or household) that is experiencing housing discrimination to the housing advocate. Lawyers and legal […]
Underlining the UK housing need
The National Housing Federation in the United Kingdom has just released a new study that underlines the critical need for a massive investment in more social housing in that country. Home Truths sets out the specific reasons for a target of 70,000 new affordable homes annually. In mid-July, the new UK administration of PM Gordon […]
Canada's homeless footballers at World Cup!
A valiant team of homeless football (that's soccer to most North Americans) players from Canada competed at the Homeless World Cup in Copenhagen last weekend (August 4). Teams of players who are homeless came from 48 nations. Our home country team came in at number 40 – not exactly a gold performance if you think […]
Submission To House Of Commons Standing Committee On Finance: 2007 Pre-Budget Consultations
Outlining the need for a fair tax system to deliver solid investments in a healthy and prosperous Canada.
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Wanted: Efficient and fair taxes!
It doesn’t take an advanced degree in tax law or accountancy to figure out that the best tax is an efficient and fair tax. As part of its annual pre-budget consultation, the House of Commons’ Standing Committee on Finance has asked Canadians to tell them about the kind of taxes that we need. The Wellesley […]
Voting in Ontario – who is in, who is out?
Elections are very important. A key question in any democracy is: Who gets to vote? A related question: Among eligible voters, who actually turns out to cast their ballot? These are not just important for political party activists (who want to get the most number of votes for their candidates). There is a great deal […]
Toronto City Council Must Invest In Building A Great City With Homes For All
This Wellesley Institute backgrounder underscores the need for Toronto City Council to invest in building a great city with home for all in this Toronto 2007 operating budget backgrounder.
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U.S. Homeless Czar Mangano Preaches Local Action as U.S. Federal Government Cuts Funding
Philip Mangano, was appointed as U.S. President Bush’s “homeless czar”, traveling across the U.S. – and Canada – spreading the message that local communities should adopt 10-year plans to end homelessness. Meanwhile, the Bush administration has been cutting funding for key housing initiatives. His message is familiar to Canadians, who have lived through two decades of […]
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Physical And Sexual Violence Rates For Homeless Many Times Higher Than Housed
The murder in Toronto of Bly ‘California’ Markis, 33, a homeless woman, in late April 2007, focused attention on the violence that people who are homeless suffer on the streets. People who are homeless face high rates of physical and sexual violence, according to research from Toronto, Canada, the United States and Europe. This backgrounder provides […]
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Counting Toronto’s Homeless People
Toronto’s homeless street count and needs assessment has generated plenty of controversy. This Wellesley Institute backgrounder, prepared by Michael Shapcott, looks at the issues and concerns about counting the homeless.
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