National housing / homelessness groups issued a media release today calling on Parliament to adopt Bill C-304, draft legislation to create a national housing plan for Canada.
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National housing / homelessness groups issued a media release today calling on Parliament to adopt Bill C-304, draft legislation to create a national housing plan for Canada.
Continue ReadingAdopt Bill C-304 – national groups urge Parliament
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Draft legislation to create a long-overdue and much-needed national affordable housing plan is heading back to the Commons for third and final reading. Bill C-304 is private member’s legislation from Vancouver East MP Libby Davies that would require the federal government to consult widely and introduce a comprehensive plan within 180 days. As the bill […]
Continue ReadingNational affordable housing plan heading back to Commons for final consideration
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Three million Canadians – that’s about one-in-nine – have been touched by homelessness, according to a powerful new report from the Salvation Army released today: Poverty Shouldn’t Be A Life Sentence. The Salvation Army, the largest provider of shelters and services for people who are homeless, helped one million people in 2009; and reports that […]
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Toronto is a city of more than 1,000 towers. But we rarely hear from the people who live in them. Join Toronto Mayor David Miller and other special guests (including the Wellesley Institute’s Michael Shapcott and fellow panelists) for a live presentation and launch of The Thousandth Tower: Stories from Inside a Toronto Suburban Highrise […]
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VIVACITY is a two-part showcase of, by and for the incredible youth of St James Town who are part of UforChange (creative culture : better world). The Wellesley Institute is the lead partner in this dynamic initiative and we invite all of you to mark your calendars and plan to attend: VIVACITY ONE: Fashion show […]
Continue ReadingMark your calendars: VIVACITY showcases May 15 and 16
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The Ontario government has promised it will release its long-term affordable housing strategy before the end of the spring – which means that the province has less than eight weeks to deliver! Today at Queen’s Park, the Housing Network of Ontario released Building the foundation for Ontario’s future: 5 tests for success of Ontario’s long-term housing […]
Continue ReadingCountdown to Ontario's affordable housing plan: HNO releases "five tests"
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Toronto’s latest street needs assessment (released today) shows that the number of street homeless has dropped by half, while the number of sheltered homeless has risen. The methodology behind the count is controversial, as the Wellesley Institute has noted. There are plenty of more reliable studies of the real needs of people who are homeless or […]
Continue ReadingControversial TO street needs assessment reports sharp drop in street homelessness
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The government of Australia knows that the non-profit sector is vital in the national aspiration to create a “stronger and fairer country”. The new National Compact: Working Together adopted by the Australian government in March is built on a set of principles that begins: “We believe a strong independent [non-profit] Sector is vital for a […]
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The British Parliament has just passed the UK Equality Bill, and it’s on the way to the Queen for royal assent. Among other new responsibilities, the new legislation creates a new public sector duty to reduce socio-economic inequalities.
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If they can do it in Montgomery County, Maryland; Chicago, Illinois; and even Burlington, Vermont; then why can’t we do it here in Toronto? The “it” is an inclusionary housing policy that ensures that affordable homes are included in all new housing developments. The Toronto Board of Trade’s municipal election blog has just posted the […]
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