The cost of living is leaving people behind. This #HumanRightsDay, let’s treat access to the essentials of life as a matter of rights. We are stronger when everyone is included. Read our statement: www.chrc-ccdp.gc.ca/resources/ne...

#HumanRights shape our everyday experiences – from the choices we make to the responsibilities we share. This #HumanRightsDay, let’s celebrate all the ways human rights touch our lives, protect people, and make a fairer Canada: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmxg...

I was pleased to join researchers, community partners and people with lived experience at the #OttawaU Forum on Homelessness and Community-Engaged Research. These exchanges remind us how essential it is to bring diverse voices together to shape lasting solutions to #homelessness. –MJH

Tomorrow on #December6, we remember the 14 women whose lives were taken simply because they were women. Gender-based violence must be confronted in our communities. To end femicide, we must challenge misogyny and hate wherever we see it. Learn more: www.canada.ca/en/women-gen...

"People in encampments are in a daily struggle for survival, and public perceptions about their safety are being weaponized to justify the criminalization of poverty and homelessness." Thank you, @housinglogement.bsky.social. www.thetrillium.ca/news/housing... .

NEWS: In a new report published today, the Federal Housing Advocate is recommending permanent federal investments in human rights-based responses to #encampments. Consult the full news release ➡️ www.chrc-ccdp.gc.ca/resources/ne...

I welcome today’s release of the National Housing Council’s #Neha review panel reports on the right to housing for women and gender diverse people: nhc-cnl.ca/publications... Read more on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

🎙️New podcast! Don’t miss the new podcast on the importance of accessible housing from the @ciaj-icaj.bsky.social. Listen here: ciaj-icaj.ca/en/podcasts/...

As we mark #NationalHousingDay, it is a reminder that adequate, accessible, safe and affordable housing is a human right. Yet for many in Canada, particularly people with disabilities, this right remains unmet.

We need to build more housing that will meet people's needs today, and in the future. If housing is designed with these considerations in mind from the start, it costs less money and is easier to retrofit when people’s needs change – whether that’s ageing in place or acquiring a disability.

In Canada, over 8 million people aged 15 and older live with a disability. And everyone’s abilities evolve over time and as we grow older. Building more accessible housing is part of meeting Canada’s #HumanRights obligations. #Accessible housing matters to us all. 🌐 #NationalHousingDay

Building accessible housing must be a priority. And housing policy plays a key role. 📜 The federal government is about to make a historic investment in non-market and supportive housing through the Build Canada Homes agency.

Let's make accessible housing a priority. Both #housing and #accessibility are fundamental human rights. Let's work together to build communities where everyone can live with dignity and independence. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UIo...

#NationalHousingDay is Nov. 22. Follow along all week as we highlight accessible housing in Canada. 🏡 Both housing and accessibility are fundamental to human rights. Inclusion makes us stronger. #NHD

I was pleased to present at the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness conference this week alongside Caroline Leblanc. Great discussion about accountability, meaningful engagement, and the right to adequate housing. Thank you all for the rich discussions! –MJH #CAEH25

On #WorldHomelessDay, we renew our call to end homelessness and uphold the rights and dignity of people experiencing it. Today, we’re shining a light on the urgent issue of #encampments in Canada. Meaningful engagement with residents is key to finding lasting, human rights-based solutions.

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Last week, I visited Cambridge, Kitchener, London, Hamilton and Toronto to hear from people on the ground about the homelessness crisis and learn how governments are responding to encampments since the release of my report and recommendations in February 2024.

Today, I wrote to the Mayor and City Councillors in Barrie to express my grave concern about a motion being debated tonight to Update the Use of City Property By-law in response to encampments.

Very pleased to meet with the #Toronto Underhoused and Homeless Union yesterday. Thank you for taking the time to share the experience and concerns of people with lived experience of homelessness. I look forward to staying in touch and working together to protect human rights. –MJH

Yesterday, I visited #Cambridge and #Kitchener, Ontario. I heard about the challenges experienced by people living in #encampments and organizations that support them.

The launch of #BuildCanadaHomes is a welcome step towards the #Right2Housing. Its focus on non-market housing, public land, and affordability is a positive shift and aligns with my advice to government.

Reminder: Don’t miss the virtual panel discussion for What We Dreamed of Then, September 16, 3-4:30 PM Atlantic! Register: humanrights.novascotia.ca/news-events/...

What does hidden #homelessness look like? 🏠 What We Dreamed of Then tells the story of this reality. Screen the film for free, & join the virtual panel Sept. 16, with Marie-Josée Houle, Taylor Olson & Tanya Ellsworth. ✅ Register: humanrights.novascotia.ca/news-events/...

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#Canada is missing millions of affordable homes. The Federal Housing Advocate is calling on #Canada to scale non-market housing to solve the housing and affordability crisis. We have the tools – we need the political will to act. Her advice to government includes:

#News: A new report shows it would take Canada 1,000 years to eliminate #homelessness and core housing need at the current pace of building affordable homes.

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Federal Housing Advocate Marie-Josée Houle & Professor Stephanie Chipeur call for #Canada to build #accessibility into the national #housing push. We have the tools to create homes for everyone—& a resilient future. ➡️ www.chrc-ccdp.gc.ca/resources/ne...

Federal Housing Advocate Marie-Josée Houle and Professor Stephanie Chipeur’s opinion piece in the Calgary Herald makes the case for #Canada to build in #accessibility from the start as the federal government undertakes a new national #housing push. Read more ➡️ calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...

Eight years into Canada’s National Housing Strategy, the crisis is worse. A new article by CMHC suggests repeating old mistakes and ignores clear evidence that public money must go toward non-market housing to restore affordability for those most in need of a home.

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