Federal Housing Minister Nate Erskine-Smith is calling on the Ontario government to do more to address social housing needs in the province.
Federal Housing Minister Nate Erskine-Smith is calling on the Ontario government to do more to address social housing needs in the province.
“We need community housing if we want a long-term solution. A shelter bed just doesn’t offer the stability we all need,” Erskine-Smith said at his first announcement since taking over the housing portfolio last month. The federal government made deals directly with the municipalities after being unable to come to agreements with the governments of Ontario and Saskatchewan.
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