Human Resources committee  It's brief but so important. Thank you very much. One thing we haven't even talked about—and this is totally federal responsibility—is the taxes that are levied on the construction of housing, which increase the soft cost of housing considerably. Up to 12% of the price of a new

Human Resources committee  I wish I could. We can't get good information from Manitoba Housing. In Manitoba, the provincial government has basically taken over 99% of the public housing responsibility from the municipalities.

Human Resources committee  No, it's not. It sounds like it should be quite easy to find, but we can't get a good number. I would say it would probably be in the thousands.

Human Resources committee  I can't give you the number. I wish I could. I wish you'd asked me the question. I would have tried yesterday.

Human Resources committee  As a volunteer advocacy organization, we have a working group for each level of government. We have people advocating with the city for what they can do, what they have left of their mandate around bylaws, taxation, and safety, looking after the existing housing stock. Our big ho

Human Resources committee  That's such a critical issue in this country. I don't even know where to start, and quite honestly, the Right to Housing Coalition is not focused on housing for indigenous people. We have made some assumptions, perhaps, that we weren't in a position to speak for indigenous people

Human Resources committee  In total,100,000 fewer Canadians are now living in social housing than in 1999, and that's not because there isn't a need. It's substantiated by the fact that 1.5 million Canadians are at risk of homelessness. Between 1999 and 2014 Manitoba lost 5,000 units of rent-geared-to-inc

Human Resources committee  Right to Housing Manitoba is a volunteer-run advocacy group. Our members include policy analysts, housing providers, and service providers. We have well over 50 organizational supporters in the community and in the province. We'd be happy to share with you our written submissio