The Federal Government Needs to Lead a Whole of Canada Effort to Tackle the Housing Crisis

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was strongly criticized after visiting Hamilton recently and suggesting housing affordability wasn’t primarily a federal responsibility. Our Affordable Housing Team agrees with countless experts that the national government must take the lead to tackle the worsening affordability crisis. We are planning a fall event to focus on what Ottawa is doing, … Read more

Key Date: August 14, 2023 The City of Hamilton’s Plan For Encampments

City of Hamilton staff proposals for dealing with encampments will be presented to city councillors on August 14/23. That plan likely will include provision for “sanctioned encampments,” that is, encampments that the city both allows and provides services for. A key question will be whether the tiny cabin village proposed by the Hamilton Alliance for … Read more

One Easy Thing You Can Do…

is write the Ontario government to fix rent deregulation. The Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario (ACTO) has launched the Say Yes to Fair Rents! Campaign, in the face of soaring rents. Through the campaign, you can send a letter to Premier Doug Ford, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing and your local MPP to … Read more