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Magda Barrera – Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario (ACTO)
What does the right to housing mean to you? Having a safe, secure, and affordable home is the building block upon which everything else follows. The right to housing is absolutely essential to people’s inherent dignity and well-being and it is the foundation for ensuring our communities are sustainable and inclusive. The pandemic has made…
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Anna-Kay Brown – Organizer with the Jane Finch Housing Coalition
What does the right to housing mean to you? The right to housing means so many different things to me because it affects every aspect of my life, from stability, safety, family, community, health, and happiness. Housing has always been a major factor that impacts my life from birth to present. My family’s housing needs…
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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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