Positions of the Coalition via Reports, Media or Correspondence
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 […]
There have been several articles in your newspaper recently reporting on the surge of immigrants to Manitoba. While this is welcome news to a province that struggles to increase its population, it raises the question, “Where are they all going to live?” As the politicians congratulate each other for their provincial nominee program, which brought […]
The Coalition advocates that the City of Winnipeg play a stronger role to increase the supply of affordable rental housing. In a March 2010 position paper presented to the Winnipeg Housing Steering Committee (a committee of City Council), Right to Housing advocated for an expanded role for the City of Winnipeg through implementation of an […]
The Coalition congratulates Greg Selinger on becoming Premier and acknowledges his commitment to increase rent-geared-to-income units by 300 units in Manitoba each year for five years that he made during his campaign to be leader of the NDP. See letter October 26, 2009 Letter to Premier Share this by:
The Coalition sent a letter to The Honourable James Flaherty on January 13, 2009 urging the Government of Canada to prioritize investment in non-profit social housing development in the 2009 federal budget. Jan 2009 Flaherty letter Share this by: