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Addressing homelessness in the city
Nearly a year ago, in September 2020, the Right to Housing Toronto (R2HTO) provided the City with a set of rights-based recommendations to uphold its commitment to realize the right to housing for all residents living in encampments. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, encampments have increased across the city, many of which are as a result of unsafe conditions in shelters…
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R2HTO Statement on the City deferring the new multi-tenant housing framework
The City of Toronto made a commitment to advance the right to housing in its 10-year HousingTO Action Plan, through its housing policy. This commitment means the City adopts policies that help all residents in the city access adequate and affordable homes. Today, City Councillors in Toronto had an opportunity to pass a policy to…
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Ingrid Palmer – child welfare rights, disability justice and housing advocate
What does the right to housing mean to you? As a former Crown Ward in the child welfare system and a Black woman with a disability, the Right to Housing is a pathway to transforming the sometimes untenable conditions of one’s life into a foundation upon which “better” can be boldly pursued. When you have…
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