[homeles_ot-l] National Housing Bill of Rights tabled in Commons - Bill C-304

[Lynne Browne]

FYI… at HYPERLINK
"http://www2.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?Docid=3660878&fil
e=4"http://www2.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?Docid=3660878&
file=4 

SUMMARY 

The purpose of this enactment is to require the Minister responsible for the
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation to consult with the provincial
ministers of the Crown responsible for municipal affairs and housing and
with representatives of municipalities and Aboriginal communities in order
to establish a national housing strategy.

 

Lynne Browne

Coordinator, Alliance to End Homelessness (ATEH)

147 Besserer St., Ottawa, ON K1N 6A7

613-241-7913, ext. 205, Cell 613-513-6647

HYPERLINK "http://www.endhomelessnessottawa.ca"www.endhomelessnessottawa.ca


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From: hhno-on-owner at povnet.org [mailto:hhno-on-owner at povnet.org] On Behalf
Of Michael Shapcott
Sent: February 12, 2009 1:22 AM
Subject: National Housing Bill of Rights tabled in Commons

 

Just days after Canada was criticized at the United Nations' Human Rights
Council in Geneva for failing to meet its international housing obligations,
a new National Housing Bill of Rights has been introduced in Canada's House
of Commons by MP Libby Davies (NDP - Vancouver East). HYPERLINK
"http://www2.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?DocId=3660878&Lan
guage=e&Mode=1"Bill C-304 , a Private Member's Bill, seeks to re-engage the
federal, provincial, territorial and municipal governments, along with the
community and private sectors in a comprehensive national housing strategy.
It's a powerful and comprehensive piece of legislation that would
re-establish a national housing plan that Canada has lost after two decades
of funding cuts, downloading and an increasingly fraying patchwork of
funding and programs. 

 

-          Michael

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Michael Shapcott

Director of Community Engagement

The Wellesley Institute

45 Charles Street East, Toronto, ON, Canada, M4Y 1S2

Telephone - 416-972-1010, x231

Facsimile - 416-921-7228

Mobile - 416-605-8316

HYPERLINK "http://www.wellesleyinstitute.com"www.wellesleyinstitute.com


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