Canada recognizes housing as a human right. Few provinces have followed suit
April 26, 2024
As more Canadians find themselves struggling to afford or find housing, the country’s smallest province is the only one that can point to legislation recognizing housing as a human right.Every province was asked it agrees with the federal housing advocate that shelter is a human right, and if it intends to introduce legislation upholding that right.Most did not answer the questions directly and responded with a laundry list of initiatives launched to address the housing crises brewing in their jurisdictions.
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