Agency:
Minister of Parliament, Vancouver East
Summary:
Expresses concern at the federal government's decision to remove itself from housing policy, specifically the development of social and cooperative housing, particularly with regard to the effects of this devolution of responsibility on the DTES. Raises several important questions to the Minister.
Keywords:
housing; homelessness; DTES; federal government; Woodwards; social housing; cooperative housing; SRO; gentrification; low-income; CMHC; BC provincial government; human rights; poverty; national social housing program; RRAP program; national standards; Cooperative Housing Federation of Canada