Housing
Opposition Housing Outrage is Perplexing
On December 8, the outrage in the legislature by the official opposition over the missing $9 million unspent dollars on social housing made for some great theatre and political hay. During that sitting, the opposition protested the King government for failing to spend $9.4 million of last year’s allocation towards social housing, in exchange for…
Read MoreA Path for Emerging out of the COVID-19 Shutdown
There are many aspects to the beginning of how we emerge from COVID-19. My focus today is on health (briefly) and the economy. Our health professionals, support workers and media personnel have done a terrific job of creating the protocols and getting the message out on social distancing, hand-washing, self-isolating and quarantining. Our transmission rates…
Read MoreThe Debts and Bills of Covid-19: Rent, Mortgages, Utilities and Loans
Here we are on the first of the month. Rent is due in the midst of this crisis, utilities will follow. Some relief measures have been put in place but there is more that should be done. The provincial government announcement suspending evictions for April and May is a good start. If housing is a…
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