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We can end homelessness in Canada
The report calls for a new federal/provincial/territorial framework agreement focused on community capacity, prevention, and “Housing First” for those now on the streets… Addressing issues of poverty and social justice are regular refrains for progressives; reducing spending while more efficiently using resources are a hallmark for fiscal conservatives. Being a contributing member of society and a full participant in the economy requires an address.
Tags: budget, featured, Health, homelessness, housing, ideology, participation, tax
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Tracking all homeless deaths is long overdue
The efforts to track all homeless deaths… are an important step toward acknowledging the effects of homelessness and, hopefully, putting an end to it… not knowing how many homeless people die in Toronto each year means the city can downplay the problem and ignore the root causes, especially those of street deaths… Toronto’s wait list for subsidized housing stands at a disturbingly high 172,087, forcing some people onto the streets.
Tags: Health, homelessness, housing, mental Health, poverty, standard of living
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Find emergency shelters for the homeless
The city has known there is a shortage of shelters for the homeless for years. A 2013 survey found there were 5,000 homeless people in the city, but currently there are only 4,300 beds. And Toronto’s wait list for subsidized housing stands at a stunning 172,087, forcing some people onto the streets… the city’s shelters for women, youth and families [were] all filled past their capacity last Thursday… Shelters for families were completely full.
Tags: disabilities, homelessness, housing, jurisdiction, mental Health, poverty
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Eight Solutions to Canada’s Housing Crisis
The first step is the simple commitment to get it done. The federal government has opened the dialogue with its Let’s Talk Housing initiative and will be publishing a national housing strategy in 2017… Solution 1: Restrict foreign ownership and end tax evasion… Solution 2: Use municipal powers… to require developers to make 30 per cent, 50 per cent, or 100 per cent of new units of a development affordable and family-friendly, creating mixed-income communities.
Tags: budget, homelessness, housing, ideology, participation, poverty, standard of living, tax
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The cost of poverty affects us all
… the biggest barrier to ending poverty is the political orthodoxy we have lived by for the past 40 years: that good government is small government, that social programs must shrink, and that taxes are evil. It is over this period we have seen the most dramatic rise in poverty rates and income inequality… I’d be more than happy to pay more taxes if I knew that money would help my community to be healthier and happier.
Tags: budget, disabilities, Health, homelessness, ideology, mental Health, participation, poverty, standard of living, tax
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Basic income is not just about work, it’s about health
The social-welfare system is parsimonious, judgmental, demeaning, complex and bureaucratic. Worst of all, it tends to perpetuate, rather than alleviate, poverty… One of the unstated assumptions is that a basic-income approach would be revenue-neutral. But that is delusional… While a basic income will likely be helpful, it does not obviate the need for housing support, job training, education, subsidies for prescription drugs and so on.
Tags: budget, Health, homelessness, ideology, participation, poverty, standard of living
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Homelessness: Family about to lose their homes can avoid shelters, a London project proves
Moms or dads will often call a shelter like Rotholme to say they’re about to lose their apartment or a relationship is breaking up and they will need a place to stay… “Knowing that people contact the shelter creates an opportunity. Instead of saying, ‘Yes come down in three days or next week, what if the dialogue changed to say, ‘What can we actually do to prevent this from happening?’ ”
Tags: featured, homelessness, housing, ideology, poverty
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Piling fines on the homeless makes no sense
The law was changed three years ago by the former Conservative government so that fines would be mandatory, rather than at the judge’s discretion. But in this case, Ontario Court Justice David Paciocco refused to play along. As Paciocco sensibly said, “The marginalization and pointless harassment of the impoverished disabled with mandatory surcharge levies is a cost that is too heavy to bear in order to remedy distrust of judicial discretion.” … Homelessness is a social issue, not a legal one. No fine or ticket can end crimes resulting from homelessness, addictions and mental illness.
Tags: disabilities, Health, homelessness, ideology, jurisdiction, mental Health, poverty
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