Federal Election, Monday, May 2, 2011
Recommendations and Events/Activities
VOTE for HOUSING!
Read what Ottawa Candidates said in response to questions about recommendations from The Alliance to End Homelessness
RECOMENDATIONS
1. Our country and our community need a well-funded National Housing Strategy
- Spend 2 billion dollars a year to construct new social housing units
- Protect the 600,000 existing social housing units across Canada
- Reinvest money from expiring social housing operating agreements
- Increase the annual funding of the Homelessness Partnering Strategy
2. Stop the federal move in 2011 to abandon homeless people and those on low incomes
- Reverse the 39% cut in the national housing agency spending (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation: 3.1 billion in 2010 to $1.9 billion in 2011)
- Reverse the 11% cut in Canada’s Homelessness Partnering Strategy ($124 million in 2010 cut to $110 million in 2011)
EVENTS / ACTIVITIES
APRIL 26, 2011 Press Release
Federal Candidates in Ottawa are invited to lunch at an emergency shelter
The Alliance to End Homelessness is hosting a lunch for all federal candidates from across the city. After dining with individuals who are either homeless and stay at shelters or have low incomes and live in the community, candidates will be asked three questions. Three of Ottawa's incumbents have been specifically invited:
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John Baird, Ottawa West-Nepean, Conservative Party
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Mauril Belanger, Ottawa-Vanier, Liberal Party
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Paul Dewar, Ottawa Centre, New Democratic Party
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Alliance to End Homelessness endorses the
Red Tent Campaign
The Red Tent Housing Questionnaire with the Federal Parties Answers was released on April 19th. The goal of the Red Tent Campaign is that the Government of Canada recognise in policy and funding the right to housing in our country.
Visit RedTents.org |
Parliament and housing On page 3 in the Alliance's 2010 Report Card on Ending Homelessness in Ottawa |
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