Human Resources committee  Thank you. The first comment I would make is that I would encourage all members of the House, across all parties, to be as co-operative as possible to ensure that those with disabilities get the results they need as soon as possible. We've indicated six months; I understand th

Human Resources committee  I am concerned, as I indicated. I'm certainly hoping that in the regulations there will be a mention and that this will be enough to ensure that this will be the case—and in the negotiations and the agreements with the provinces and territories.

Human Resources committee  Good afternoon, Mr. Chair. My name is Gary Gladstone. I am the lead of stakeholder relations at Reena as well as the convenor of the Intentional Community Consortium. Reena, celebrating our 50th anniversary next year, promotes dignity, individuality, independence, personal grow

Human Resources committee  Absolutely. The first comment I would make is that we're not looking at government for everything. The community must participate, as well, through local fundraising efforts. I happen to have the numbers handy from the $75-million budget for our new build. As it turns out, it's

Human Resources committee  Thank you very much. Perhaps I could also take this opportunity to answer MP Zarrillo's prior question. Why they haven't been built is that not all municipalities feel that it's important, and with the federal government's assistance it becomes important. MP Muys, you have my a

Human Resources committee  Thank you very much. I would suggest that Rome wasn't built in a day. Since the national housing strategy came out, significant efforts have been made and more and more housing is being built. However, it has mostly come from not-for-profits. The for-profit municipalities have n

Human Resources committee  There is a core housing need in the low-income sphere at 80% of the market rate, which is what CMHC refers to as “affordable”. It goes even further than that, and my term of “deeply affordable” refers to the amount that ODSP permits for rent. Just speaking of Ontario, but other p

Human Resources committee  The ideal scenario is mixed rent with mixed developments, but that's not always going to happen. The overall would be that 10% of all funds must be to that group, which is essentially what we have asked the Province of Ontario to do and to speak to their municipalities. A nudge f

Human Resources committee  The intentional community residences that Reena operates are in communities. The individual units are rented by the tenants themselves, and they have complete access to everything. It's where the individuals we support wish to live, but it's also important to note that choice is

Human Resources committee  The biggest one would be funding, particularly from the non-profit side of things, and the availability of funds to bring it down to “deeply affordable”, where most of the individuals they would support are. Zoning is another big one. I can speak to Ontario zoning, in particular

Human Resources committee  Currently in Ontario, at least 16,000 individuals with developmental disabilities are awaiting appropriate housing, and 90% of those with intellectual and developmental disabilities are on ODSP. They can only have a maximum $497 in rent. The only way that those rent calculations

Human Resources committee  That's not a problem. Thank you very much. The answer is 10%. The answer is that in order for municipalities to be able to access any funds within, they must, similar to the national housing strategy, allocate funds and units to those with developmental disabilities. The suggest

Human Resources committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair and honourable members. Good morning. My name is Gary Gladstone and I'm the lead of stakeholder relations at Reena, as well as the convenor of the Intentional Community Consortium. Reena, celebrating its 50th anniversary next year, promotes dignit

Human Resources committee  Mr. Chair, that is no longer the case.

Human Resources committee  I think it will be fantastic. The food service industry loves people with developmental disabilities because you can rest assured that if you need six ounces of whatever product in something, you are not getting five and change; you are getting bang on six, and cost control and e