'Do I ghost her?' Quebec minister's office prefers to ignore questions on human right to housing | CBC News Loaded'Do I ghost her?' Quebec minister's office prefers to ignore questions on human right to housing
Asked to respond a week after an initial request was made, the minister's press secretary sent The Canadian Press an email that was probably intended for another staff member: "Do I ghost her again? Otherwise, a general response which does not respond to say that housing is a priority for our government?"
Prince Edward Island answered with a link to its Residential Tenancies Act, the first line of which acknowledges that Canada has signed a United Nations treaty affirming that housing is a human right — although critics point out that there is nothing that follows in the provincial law that supports this right.Most provinces did not respond directly to the questions, listing a long list of initiatives launched to address the brewing housing crisis.
A protester bangs a wooden spoon against a pot, calling for the removal of Quebec's housing minister.