Feds eye housing for homeless veterans in Canada
Ottawa considers using the 40 billion national housing strategy to fund affordable housing for veterans. The plan envisions rent subsidies and private sector or multi-level funding to rapidly house veterans and prevent chronic homelessness amid a Thursday consultation with 70 groups.
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Veterans Affairs
Seamus O'Regan
O'Regan
Canada
Department
PHUS
Seamus O’regan
Indigenous youth share experiences with Senate in Ottawa
Nine young Indigenous leaders from Inuit Metis and First Nations communities testified before the Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples in Ottawa. Spirit River Striped Wolf of the Piikani Nation in Alberta spoke about trauma trust and cultural heritage influencing youth on reserves and the need for policy driven social change.
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Senate of Canada
Ottawa
Canada
Senate
Senate Committee On Aboriginal Peoples
Alberta
Mount Royal University
Calgary
Rience
Striped Wolf
Scott Tannas
Ontario party leaders urge undecided voters in final pitch
Ontario's NDP leader Andrea Horwath and PC Leader Doug Ford pressed a stark choice on undecided voters as Liberal Premier Kathleen Wynne urged voters to block both Horwath and Ford. Polls show a tight race with Liberals fading.
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NDP
Andrea Horwath
Doug Ford
Progressive Conservatives
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Horwath
Burfington
Ont
Kathleen Wynne
Wynne
Fords
Sean Evans
Evans
Hamilton
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