Mr. Speaker, I have a petition from the people of the Peterborough riding and beyond who are concerned about homelessness.
The petitioners point out that homelessness and housing insecurity include those who are visible on the streets or staying in shelters and those who live in overcrowded, illegal, temporary or transient accommodation, and those at imminent risk of losing their housing.
Shelter is a basic human need. The federal government has the ability and responsibility to affirm a national role in this matter.
The petitioners call upon parliament to make affordable housing and ending homelessness an immediate priority by declaring that safe affordable housing shall be a fundamental human right in Canada.