Human Resources committee  I'm not an economist and I don't pretend to be an expert on this. I raised the issue of a peace dividend because it's something I think the majority of Canadians want to see, so it was meant to be in addition to what you're going to hear from other people. I can only say it's very hard to watch, especially what is happening to children.

Human Resources committee  Because I only have five minutes. Tomorrow I'm sure you'll hear many examples of agreement with you on this. The reason I don't like to emphasize so much the economic argument on why we should do the right thing is because historically it hasn't worked. When the federal government cancelled the national housing program, it was assumed the private market would take over.

Human Resources committee  Thank you very much again for this opportunity to present to your committee. I have worked as a street nurse for over 20 years. I'm currently on my sixth year of an economic justice fellowship from the Atkinson Foundation. I've worked primarily on homelessness and the affordable housing crisis from Victoria to St.