Provincial Positions
The Coalition advocates for increased provincial government involvement in housing in the following areas:
– increased investment in both the supply and the quality of social housing
– increased investment in affordable rental housing
– raising Employment and Income Assistance rates.
Below are actions taken by the Coalition regarding provincial involvement.
Letter to Premier Selinger on housing issues
The Coalition supports the provincial government’s commitment to create 2500 units of rental housing. Read more… Letter to Premier
Letter to Premier Selinger re housing commitment
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