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
When prodded a second time for a response, a spokesperson for Quebec’s housing minister mistakenly sent a reply intended for a government colleague, asking whether she should continue to “ghost” the reporter. The federal housing advocate urged every province to adopt legislation recognizing housing as a human right in her report on homeless encampments released on Feb. 13.
It also includes providing heat, electricity and bathrooms for people living in homeless encampments if adequate housing is not available, she says.