National Housing Policy
Supporting A National Housing Policy
All the issues Unitarians care about -health, education, dignity and worth of people, environment, community involvement - are affected by the inability of people to access safe affordable supportive housing. The United Nations has told us that housing is a human right and that Canada has a housing crisis. We need to pull together municipally, provincially, and federally, driven by a National Housing Policy if we want to meet this need in our society.
The Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development presented a comprehensive report to the 40th parliament in November 2010 that gives us a roadmap for the development of a National Housing Policy. The Report is called: Federal Poverty Reduction Plan: Working in Partnerships Towards Reducing Poverty In Canada. For the full report
Key Quotes From Federal Poverty Reduction Plan
What can We Do? Letter Writing Campaign
What Unitarians Are Doing
Background Information /Readings
If you want to know more about poverty and housing issues in Canada, the following are links to a series of excellent reports from different vantage points.
1. Federal Poverty Reduction Plan: Working in Partnerships Towards Reducing Poverty In Canada.
Report of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons With Disabilities. Candice Hoeppner, MP and Chair. November 2010, presented to the 40th parliament, 3rd session.
CHAPTER 1: POVERTY IN CANADA
1.6 Poverty, Housing and Homelessness
CHAPTER 4: ASSISTING CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS
e. Other Initiatives
Housing
4.4 Poverty among Aboriginal People
Housing Programs
CHAPTER 5: HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS INITIATIVES
5.1 A Place to Call Home
5.2 Federal Housing Programs
a. Homelessness Partnering Strategy
b. Affordable Housing Initiative
c. Affordable Housing Sector
d. Homeowner Residential Rehabilitation and Assistance Program
e. Recent Funding Announcements
2. Canadian Policy Research Network: Housing is Good Social Policy
http://www.cprn.org/doc.cfm?doc=1131&l=en
3. A National Housing Policy inclusive of Women. The National Working Group on Women and Housing in Canada (NWG)
http://www.equalityrights.org/when/resources_pdfs/platform-e.pdf
4. Housing Again: Toward a National Housing Strategy for Canada: FCM Working Paper (2000)
http://action.web.ca/home/housing/resources.shtml?x=67139&AA_EX_Session=2a5d8f9eb468284ac652ba0bbda813b2
5. Canada needs a national housing strategy that engages key partners.
http://www.google.ca/#hl=en&source=hp&biw=1020&bih=565&q=national+housing+policy+canada&rlz=1W1GFRC_en&aq=0&aqi=g10&aql=&oq=National+Housing+Policy+&fp=6b017fb58983a335
6. Justnews V14#2 Housing Policy
http://cusj.org/wp-content/uploads/Justnews-Vol.-14-No.-2.pdf