Human Resources committee  It would solve it.

Human Resources committee  It would be....

Human Resources committee  I would say yes, loud and clear. Our province is not showing leadership in addressing poverty, especially homelessness. The bilateral agreements are rolling out very slowly, as is the new stimulus package of $128 million. This will fill some gaps and will be used for all the thin

Human Resources committee  I think we are now in a position to really frame what is needed since we've started with the homeless, and one former homeless person, Wayne MacNaughton, who is our co-chair on our committee, describes it best. He says what homeless people have in common is only that they are hom

Human Resources committee  I want to clarify first that Community Action on Homelessness doesn't provide direct services; we just administer the housing program. We work with all the service providers here in the city to develop appropriate programs. There's a variety of support services out there. For ins

Human Resources committee  It always feels like we have to laugh about it, right? Isn't it amazing? We move people out of tents into their house and they actually like it. Come on. Everybody in the shelter system could be housed. Nobody wants to be in a shelter system. Of course, it's absolutely possible.

Human Resources committee  Yes. I would like to add something in regard to housing and homelessness. The federal contribution is helping here, of course, but what we need is a bigger investment. Demonstrated by the huge successes that these kinds of initiatives bring, led by the non-profits, it is just rem

Human Resources committee  I would like to comment on the affordable housing part. I'm also a member of the Affordable Housing Association of Nova Scotia. We examined the Nova Scotia poverty reduction strategy with regard to affordable housing, and certainly it doesn't go far. It basically sounds as thou

Human Resources committee  Certainly. First I would like to echo Rene's comment by thanking you for being here. There's a lot of criticism sometimes that so many reports have been written about poverty and not much action follows. I actually appreciate every standing committee coming to Halifax, because it