Affordable Housing

About 70 people showed up last Sunday, including about two dozen from our congregation, to our showing of the housing documentary, Thinking Beyond the Market: A Film About Genuinely Affordable Housing. Dr. Brian Doucet, who made the film about affordable housing solutions and policies being applied now in different Canadian communities, joined a panel that … Read more

Share your experience The federal National Housing Council is conducting a review of how accessible housing is in Canada. It is seeking input from anyone who has faced challenges getting access to housing. Have you experienced problems housing that you couldn’t easily access because of disability, age, health or discrimination? If so, you are encouraged … Read more

Sunday May 17 2-4:30 pm in our church Documentary and panel will be a great overview of our affordable housing crisis Film shows “a menu of solutions” from across Canada  The documentary Thinking Beyond the Market: A Film About Genuinely Affordable Housing is a cross-Canada tour of best practices that, if applied broadly, could significantly … Read more

Corporations are buying them up in bulk. Toronto and Hamilton have thousands of unsold condominium units, and prices have fallen 18-23 per cent in the Hamilton area and 25 to 30 per cent in Toronto. Still, there’s not much demand. However, big corporations are starting to buy them up in large numbers because they can … Read more

The federal government, in its spring economic update delivered a week ago by Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne, offered little new for affordable housing. It reiterated some previous housing announcements and sped up a bit of spending. However, the government continues to lack a plan that lays out measurable, long-range goals and annual targets for ending … Read more