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In Canada, just over 10 per cent of households live in housing that is unaffordable, unsuitable or inadequate, and they cannot afford alternative housing in their community. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

November 17, 2022

Canada’s National Housing Strategy: Is it really addressing homelessness and affordability?

Jacquie Gahagan, Mount Saint Vincent University and Ren Thomas, Dalhousie University

Halfway through its 10-year mandate to address issues like affordability and homelessness, the National Housing Strategy is providing little benefit for the vast majority of vulnerable households.

Vulnerable Canadians, particularly those who are older LGBTQ+, face challenges finding safe and adequate housing. Shutterstock

January 13, 2021

LGBTQ+ Canadian baby boomers in need of safer housing in senior years

Jacquie Gahagan, Dalhousie University and Ren Thomas, Dalhousie University

Despite greater human rights protections, LGBTQ+ people in Canada still face challenges and discrimination when it comes to housing.

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