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Model keeps Canada’s social sector from advocating for themselves, Canadians: experts
A scattered funding model and a lack of accountability in government mean the social good sector’s advocacy efforts are scattered – when they exist at all.
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Special: Food and Housing Insecurity
What housing advocates said to a parliamentary committee about Build Canada Homes
Bill C-20, the Build Canada Homes Act, went through a study with a Standing Committee between March and May 2026. Several witnesses advocated for the new Crown corporation to prioritize the development and preservation of non-market housing, and predictable financing that is accessible to non-profits as well.
Public grocery stores won’t fix Canada’s food affordability crisis
There are better ways to deal with this crisis than trying to put together public infrastructure from scratch.
Toronto’s rooming houses: Opaque ownership, invisible displacement
Private landlords and non-profits provide affordable housing in the form of multi-tenant homes. While there is a lot of opacity around private providers, housing advocates say it’s imperative to support them in their transition to the City of Toronto’s new licensing framework, and thus maintain a stock of safe, secure multi-tenant housing.
