Positions of the Coalition via Reports, Media or Correspondence
Our Coalition presented its brief to the Winnipeg Housing Steering Committee Meeting on April 14th about the proposed Housing Implementation Plan for the City. The Steering Committee approved that the Implementation Plan be sent to the Executive Policy Committee, the next step in the approval process. Links to the Implementation Plan and the Coalition’s brief […]
Right to Housing has written Premier Selinger applauding the $20 million that has been committed in the 2014 budget to poverty reduction through the New Rent Assist program. The March 24th letter can be read in the link below. Budget 2014 Share this by:
Article written by Clark Brownlee, Coordinator of the Right to Housing Coalition, that appeared in the Winnipeg Free Press on February 18, 2014 regarding the need for a national housing strategy. Before We Shelve the Report. Share this by:
The Coalition submitted recommendations to the Honourable Stan Struthers, Minister of Finance for the provincial budget. Included in the recommendations: . make one-third of promised 2500 units of affordable housing to be rent-geared-to-income. . increase the housing allowance of Employment and Income Assistance recipients to 75% of median market rent levels . provide a PST […]
November 22nd is National Housing Day. Canada is the only G8 country without a national housing strategy. In Winnipeg, about 2000 people have no fixed address. The city’s Right to Housing Coalition hopes to raise awareness about the state of affordable housing in Canada. Clark Brownlee is the coordinator for Right to Housing. He spoke […]
In 2012 the Coalition welcomed the City’s decision to revise the mandate of the Winnipeg Housing Steering Committee to work with the Federal and Provincial governments and representatives of the private and nonprofit sectors, to develop an affordable housing strategy for Winnipeg. The Coalition repeated its message to the City in a brief in July […]
The Right to Housing Coalition issued a brief with proposals for policy changes to enhance private sector capacity to build affordable rental housing and to re-engage the Federal Government in the provision of social housing. May 2012 housing policy brief Share this by:
On May 25, the Right to Housing Coalition co-hosted a day of action to celebrate social housing in Manitoba and across the country. The event was held in part of a Canada-wide Defend Our Social Housing weekend of action, organized in conjunction with the Red Tent Campaign. The event was well attended by community members […]
The Coalition supports the provincial government’s commitment to create 2500 units of rental housing. Read more… Letter to Premier Share this by:
On July 14, 2011 the Coalition sent a letter to The Honourable Diane Finley acknowledging the Government of Canada’s 2008 commitment to fund housing and homelessness projects but indicating more is needed to solve the housing crisis in Canada including changes in taxation to encourage creation of affordable rental properties. The Coalition advocated that a […]