National Housing Day 2024

Published in the Winnipeg Free Press on November 22, 2024 and shared with permission.

New report

Private sector rent benefits not the answer

By Kirsten Bernas, Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press September 19, 2024 THE crisis caused by the recent pause in the Canada Manitoba Housing Benefit (CMHB) demonstrates the volatility of income subsidies as a solution for housing …

It’s time to move on from the Houston Model

Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press August 1, 2024. By Shauna MacKinnon Manitoba politicians are fixated on the “Houston model” as the solution to homelessness.   The obsession began prior to the recent provincial election when then opposition …

Six Questions About the Future of Portage Place

Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press April 29, 2024

Budget 2024 falls short in addressing Canada’s low-income housing crisis: Implications for Manitoba

Social Housing should be a priority in Manitoba

By Shauna MacKinnon Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press January 29, 2024

An interview with Ricardo Tranjan, author of The Tenant Class

Ricardo Tranjan, author of The Tenant Class, joins us for a community conversation with local housing activists Rebecca Hume (Together at 149 Langside), Yutaka Dirks (R2H Coalition) and moderator Stefan Hodges (West Broadway Tenants Committee).

The Solution is More Housing

Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press October 11, 2023 There is a growing interest among politicians — including Winnipeg’s Mayor and those from Manitoba’s NDP — in learning from the “Houston model” to address homelessness. Those of …

We Need to Talk About Social Housing for Seniors

By Lynne Fernandez and Erika Wiebe