Human Resources committee  Very briefly, I think the other model we can look at is a joint commitment to the kind of accountability that has been suggested by my colleagues. I would add that it can't be just to broad indicators like the core housing need. There has to be recognition of the unique needs of

Human Resources committee  Thanks for that question. It is very important to realize that many times people become homeless because of discriminatory barriers rather than because somebody is not providing them with something they need. The Canadian government has repeatedly been asked to act. Most recent

Human Resources committee  There's no question that in looking at the problems with EI—of which there are many—one of the problems has been that we haven't taken the housing framework and looked at it. The people who are less likely to qualify for EI are precisely the ones who are most likely to be in a pr

Human Resources committee  Thanks very much, Mr. Chair. I'm here representing the Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodation, CERA, which is a world-renowned organization quite unique in addressing the human rights dimensions of housing in Canada. It has increasingly started to work internationally. I