Thank you Minister Jean-Yves Duclos for your part in making this truly a happy National Housing Day! #LetsTalkHousing

BREAKING NEWS: The federal government just announced a much-anticipated portable housing benefit for low-income tenants. Our own Pedro Barata tells us what it means: bit.ly/2ztBlys

Housing rights are human rights: We will enshrine into Law the req to maintain a #NationalHousingStrategy that targets the needs of the most vulnerable among us and report on the results it produces. Jean-Yves Duclos #NationalHousingDay

Canada's🇨🇦first-ever #NationalHousingStrategy will give more Canadians a place to call home. Download the full report: ow.ly/Rwz730gLd4P

Between the #NationalHousingStrategy and Ontario's #Bill148, it's been a good day for progressive action in Canada. x.com/bravotoronto/s…

Canada releases first ever National Housing Strategy; a 10-year, $40 B plan. Hear CMHC’s CEO Evan Siddall explain how it was designed at #NHCsydney: nhc.edu.au/sessions/ple2-… x.com/CMHC_ca/status…

A portable housing benefit is essential in successfully addressing homelessness Metro Morning: that's one reason why a new Canada Housing Benefit is such good news homelesshub.ca/resource/porta… #HousingFirst #NationalHousingStrategy

The #NationalHousingStrategy reflects FCM’s recom on committing to repair social housing. This will keep families in their homes & help secure tmrw's housing supply. bit.ly/2jfd4RK #CDNmuni

“The federal government invests billions of dollars annually to support private home ownership. Spending on affordable housing and supports for low-income Canadians has declined considerably since the 90s." -Canadian Observatory on Homelessness bit.ly/2iYyqn6

If renters are feeling squeezed, it's because they are. New CMHC data shows rent increases (2.7%) significantly outpaced inflation (1.4%) in the last year. bit.ly/2Ajq40K #housing #cdnpoli

The need for new affordable rental supply has never been greater. Govt needs to get that Co-Investment Fund cracking. cbc.ca/news/business/…

Great panel on @TheAgenda talking #nationalhousingstrategy. @EvergreenCanada’s Michelle German highlights how housing investments will pay off in reduced healthcare, and other costs.

Feds get it right on National Housing Strategy: protects affordable housing, expands stock, introduces new housing benefit. #LetsTalkHousing #ReducePoverty United Way Centraide Canada NHC

New portable housing benefit a big national advocacy win for United Ways and Centraides. #LetsTalkHousing #ReducePoverty United Way Centraide Canada NHC

... and housing too. nhc-cpl.ca x.com/Monika_Dutt/st…

Vancouver City Hall just approved more rental and social housing units - 477 - in a single day than most cities do in a year. Plus $45M grant to expand Community Land Trust to 2 more sites. ow.ly/Cc8K30hcXei #vanpoli

It’s time to rethink Canada's housing system - Macleans.ca macleans.ca/opinion/jennif…

Thrilled to see the visionary Derek Ballantyne appointed as Chair of CMHC - he was a critical part of our work over the last two years and will provide forward-thinking leadership. Kudos, Jean-Yves Duclos x.com/jyduclos/statu…

newswire.ca/news-releases/… Here is the text of today's FPT agreement on Housing Framework. Locks in NHS for the next decade! Bilaterals next!

A signal achievement: a new federal/provincial/territorial deal for housing! x.com/pedrobarataTO/…