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National Housing Day of Action
November 22, 2017
There is a severe shortage of social housing in Canada, a direct result of the federal government's failure to fund new housing projects over the last 24 years, and its gradual strangling of funding to maintain the existing housing stock. The situation has reached a point where buildings are literally crumbling for the want of repairs and thousands of units are being boarded up. Vacancy rates are at zero and wait-lists in major urban centres have grown so large that many people have to wait for over a decade for a unit to become available.
Meanwhile, even as most people's real incomes drop, speculation in the private housing market has elevated rents to absurd heights. The combination of the two factors, coupled with poor provincial rent control, has sent poverty and homelessness on an upward spiral. Housing has been transformed from a basic human need to a commodity that is bought and sold solely for maximizing profit.
Time: 12:00 PM
Venue: Allan Gardens
Location: Toronto, ON
Website: http://ocap.ca/national-housing-day-of-action/
Categories: Urban Issues, Transit, Housing, Public Space
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