From Canadian Real Estate Wealth magazine
Extent of Canadian credit breach soon to be revealed Jordan Press The federal Liberals' are sending signals that they are ready to make a right to a housing part of its national housing strategy. The declaration appears largely aspirational in nature at this point, as sources with knowledge of the government's thinking said there won't be any legislated specifics tied to the promise, unlike the detailed benchmarks on other parts of the plan to measure progress. Government officials have told housing and homeless advocates to expect a declaration in the plan set to be released this fall, and have it put into legislation to make a bold statement that would be difficult for a future government to ignore or reverse. A spokesman for Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said the government couldn't yet speak definitively to the details of the strategy. The UN special reporter on adequate housing said declaring a right to housing in Canad...