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Hi Friend,
I hope you’re well. Have you seen the Green Party’s latest campaign calling for action on housing affordability and homelessness?
We’re urging the government to officially recognize these two crises. We’re demanding immediate action so more people don’t lose their homes.
Annamie Paul has been calling for action on these problems for months. She and the Green MPs are fighting for people across the country who are struggling to keep a roof over their heads.
Want to help intensify our calls to action? Our impact grows with every campaign you take part in, with every contribution you give and with every Green you help elect. Simply put, the best way to back Green leaders championing issues like housing affordability and homelessness is with your support.
Give today to support Green initiatives!
We will always push for positive change. More Greens in Parliament means stronger calls for a comprehensive social safety net, climate action, social justice and progressive policies.
Thanking you,
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Deirdre O'Beirne-Røsæg
Deputy Director of Communications
Green Party of Canada
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P.S. If you have already sent a letter, thank you so much! It's because of your solidarity and support that we can create change together.
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From: Annamie Paul
Date: Mon, March 15, 2021 at 6:00 PM
Subject: Housing is a human right.
To: Deirdre O'Beirne-Rosaeg
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Hello Friend,
Across Canada, too many people are struggling to find a home – or to keep the home they have. The pandemic has compounded pre-existing problems such as precarious work and poverty, leading to housing insecurity and homelessness.
It’s time for the federal government to confront the twin crises of housing affordability and homelessness head on.
We’re a year into this pandemic – now is the time to step up and act.
Call for action!
We’re calling on the federal government to declare a national housing affordability and homelessness emergency and to take immediate concrete action:
- establish a national moratorium on evictions – until the pandemic is over and for a reasonable time after – in cooperation with provincial governments.
- implement a national residential arrears assistance program to protect people at risk of eviction due to accumulated rent arrears.
- enhance the Canada Housing Benefit.
- prioritize funding for non-profit and cooperative housing.
Will you add your name?
Join me in sending a letter to the government – we must push for solutions.
SEND A LETTER!
Green MPs hear from their constituents about the never-ending struggle to keep a roof over their families’ heads. I see the need for more affordable housing in Toronto Centre, where people are forced to sleep on the streets. We know these serious issues are affecting people in every part of Canada, and the pandemic has only made things worse.
This is why we are proposing progressive solutions.
Adequate housing is a fundamental human right. In Canada today, too many people live with the fear that their home is about to be taken away.
We have the solutions to do better.
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Annamie Paul
Leader of the Green Party of Canada
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