Human Resources committee  I'll start. I think the key components to a national housing plan--I'm not going to prioritize them necessarily--would include collaboration and consultation with communities, with municipal and provincial governments, most definitely with aboriginal communities, and with advoc

Human Resources committee  I wholeheartedly agree. Really commit to taking a long view on this issue. You're right to point out there are short-term capital costs to addressing poverty and homelessness that one should consider and the long-term financial savings, and also the lost human potential by allowi

Human Resources committee  Thank you very much for the opportunity to speak with you today. Pivot Legal Society is a non-profit legal advocacy organization doing work in Vancouver's downtown eastside, which is often referred to as the poorest postal code in Canada. Homelessness and affordable housing are