Positions of the Coalition via Reports, Media or Correspondence
Yutaka Dirks, Chair of the City Working Group of the Right to Housing Coalition; has written to Mayor Gillingham and the current Council members regarding the investment needed by the City in its upcoming budget to address the housing and homelessness crisis. Budget Letter
By Kirsten Bernas and Shauna MacKinnon This article was first published by the Winnipeg Free Press on Thursday October 20, 2022. The Oct. 7 Free Press editorial (“Make prudent use of sudden financial windfall”) described a far more optimistic financial situation than the Manitoba government previously projected. This, they say, provides the province with greater “fiscal flexibility” […]
Read op ed in Winnipeg Free Press by Gerald Brown, a resident at Lions Place and chairperson of the Lions Place Residents Council Seniors Action Committee and Shauna MacKinnon, professor of urban and inner-city studies at the University of Winnipeg and a member of the Manitoba Right to Housing Coalition regarding the potential sale of […]
The Right to Housing Coalition has released its call to action for municipal election candidates. This is a list of actions that City Council must take to begin to address the affordable housing crisis in Winnipeg. Our coalition wants all candidates to prioritize the creation of truly affordable housing and understand the tools our city […]
The Right to Housing Coalition along with Make Poverty History is responding to the recent announcement of an increase to the Basic Needs Benefit under the Province’s income assistance program (EIA) for Manitobans. While the increase is helpful, the additional $50 per month will bring EIA recipients’ income up to 47% of the poverty line. […]
By Danielle Da Silva, Winnipeg Free Press, April 14, 2022 A new Manitoba tax credit targeting renters and low-income earners is being met with skepticism by advocates who argue the Progressive Conservative budget does not go far enough to tackle poverty. Read more here
Kirsten Bernas and Codi Guenther Published in the Winnipeg Free Press, April 6, 2022 A NEW report issued by the National Housing Council reveals that most of the investments in new rental housing under the federal government’s much anticipated National Housing Strategy are not going toward those with the greatest need for public housing. In […]
The Right to Coalition has sent a letter to The Honourable Ahmed Husssen, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development for the Government of Canada outlining the Coalition’s concerns re federal support for the proposed Starlight Investments redevelopment project. The Coalition is asking all levels of government to re-think support for this project in light […]
Ian Froese CBC News · Mar 29, 2021 The Manitoba government boasted Monday of halving the wait-list of 9,000 households seeking subsidized housing units, but one housing advocate says nobody should assume the crisis in affordable places to live has been solved. Read more.
Families Minister Rochelle Squires announced at a news conference today that the Manitoba Housing wait-list for affordable housing units is now half as long as before – with about 4,600 applicants waiting. Kirsten Bernas of the Right to Housing Coalition cautioned that the crisis in affordable housing is far from over with little increase in […]