________________________________ From: York City Institute Announcement <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Linda J. Peake <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2022 8:32 AM To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Subject: How Canada’s housing crisis can be addressed to protect the rights of children! [logo] [https://assets.nationbuilder.com/caeh/mailings/764/attachments/original/submission_to_CRC.png?1652129495]<https://caeh.nationbuilder.com/r?u=Neeh6lXwD6owrBQz8HqicUS7Giwqmd7IWTa_BbQ-HDOEM8ldf0UoEM-Zn0rUJ0zOZEnzmzygaKkncUX1d7oyw0lYBR-wtiINrcLmQCi-tCg&e=4175cdd602e63f165c18900cb8662645&utm_source=caeh&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=may10_2022&n=1> Linda, The consequences of homelessness, inadequate housing, and evictions on children are some of the most serious systemic human rights issues in Canada. This year, the United Nations (UN) Committee on the Rights of the Child is investigating the state of children’s rights in Canada and has posed a series of questions to Canada on how it is working to end the human rights crisis of child poverty. Canada's Response In its response to the UN's questions, Canada omitted critical information about housing need and homelessness among children. In particular, Canada neglected to identify that the National Housing Strategy (NHS) has, to date, failed to adequately address the housing needs of lone parent, low-income, and Indigenous households with children. Canada also failed to mention its historic commitment to adequate housing as a fundamental human right in the National Housing Strategy Act<https://caeh.nationbuilder.com/r?u=FTcX-6chiKpiuKJMImqJtqmL_E4XwqgkccdbndZcJXtTjrsTRNeuSw1VwS7LUDk2dDADYHGCgCkSZ2Vu2JjYAw&e=4175cdd602e63f165c18900cb8662645&utm_source=caeh&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=may10_2022&n=2>, legislated in 2019, which has clear implications for children and families living in poverty, housing need, and homelessness. Our Response To flag these gaps, the National Right to Housing Network (NRHN) and the Women’s National Housing and Homelessness Network (WNHHN) made a submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, outlining key rights-based data and concerns relating to housing precarity and homelessness among children—as well as recommendations to better protect and ensure children’s rights under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. To further advocate around this submission, the NRHN and WNHHN are going to Geneva to attend Canada’s review by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, happening May 17-18, 2022 from 9:00am - 11:00am ET. Read our full press release here!<https://caeh.nationbuilder.com/r?u=Neeh6lXwD6owrBQz8HqicUS7Giwqmd7IWTa_BbQ-HDOEM8ldf0UoEM-Zn0rUJ0zOZEnzmzygaKkncUX1d7oyw0lYBR-wtiINrcLmQCi-tCg&e=4175cdd602e63f165c18900cb8662645&utm_source=caeh&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=may10_2022&n=3> Stay tuned for our full submission in the weeks to come as well as the results of this review! Be sure to follow @R2HNetwork<https://caeh.nationbuilder.com/r?u=YqgukYA3Mrlri-dqG7I8Tj7YfVkRgy4-cylBI0VR8Jg&e=4175cdd602e63f165c18900cb8662645&utm_source=caeh&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=may10_2022&n=4>, @WNHHNetwork<https://caeh.nationbuilder.com/r?u=YqgukYA3Mrlri-dqG7I8TqicHJAUpLwFnN-loCYcMs4&e=4175cdd602e63f165c18900cb8662645&utm_source=caeh&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=may10_2022&n=5>, @KeepersCircle<https://caeh.nationbuilder.com/r?u=YqgukYA3Mrlri-dqG7I8Tn4udmfkCskePgVaexk5oZWEJpXhtof0u1BkDa39DOTw&e=4175cdd602e63f165c18900cb8662645&utm_source=caeh&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=may10_2022&n=6> and @Katlia11<https://caeh.nationbuilder.com/r?u=YqgukYA3Mrlri-dqG7I8TkNIYyJ3usqCVosAbbY-jeA&e=4175cdd602e63f165c18900cb8662645&utm_source=caeh&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=may10_2022&n=7> for a behind-the-scenes look at the international human rights process, including clips from the live-streamed review! Watch the full live stream today and on May 18 at 9:00am ET here! <https://caeh.nationbuilder.com/r?u=Q90c4S1Bg1Z5kaRX4IO9fPoMh8N3qMfEwKT23A8TIhVziBb4aG5rOdBoEHPcc_T4&e=4175cdd602e63f165c18900cb8662645&utm_source=caeh&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=may10_2022&n=8> ________________________________ [https://assets.nationbuilder.com/caeh/mailings/764/attachments/original/CERA_pamphlet_-_responsibility_of_all_gov.png?1652131070]<https://caeh.nationbuilder.com/r?u=Neeh6lXwD6owrBQz8HqicQyR5vcdWSRpE6iZ9a0RGZ-cheH_uYCiSuD1oiEFljXGiYQI_QPn4FHBQrmP-6t38g&e=4175cdd602e63f165c18900cb8662645&utm_source=caeh&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=may10_2022&n=9> Implementing the right to housing in Canada: A Responsibility of all governments The National Right to Housing Network partnered up with CERA to produce a series of pamphlets reviewing the barriers and opportunities to advancing the right to housing in Canada. This pamphlet details the responsibilities of federal, provincial, territorial, and municipal governments in Canada to work toward the progressive realization of the right to adequate housing. It highlights: * How the right to housing applies to all governments in Canada; * How to use the National Housing Strategy Act<https://caeh.nationbuilder.com/r?u=FTcX-6chiKpiuKJMImqJtqmL_E4XwqgkccdbndZcJXtTjrsTRNeuSw1VwS7LUDk2dDADYHGCgCkSZ2Vu2JjYAw&e=4175cdd602e63f165c18900cb8662645&utm_source=caeh&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=may10_2022&n=10> as a model for implementing the right to housing within provincial, territorial and municipal governments; * How to use federal spending power to ensure national coordination and coherence to implement the right to housing; and, * Recommendations for all governments to uphold the right to housing. Read the full report here!<https://caeh.nationbuilder.com/r?u=Neeh6lXwD6owrBQz8HqicQyR5vcdWSRpE6iZ9a0RGZ-cheH_uYCiSuD1oiEFljXGiYQI_QPn4FHBQrmP-6t38g&e=4175cdd602e63f165c18900cb8662645&utm_source=caeh&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=may10_2022&n=11> ________________________________ [https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/caeh/mailings/764/attachments/original/NEWS-newsletter_banner.png?1638904254]<https://caeh.nationbuilder.com/r?u=OXiqzMtzGHhdDg6Ugte_mKXn40D4cHZLguMMU-Fd3ZG3zP-k8F-SC3CHJVwk52RDcYJdVIVljl7K1rXgnTNonbHIrTRaTtuBt8ux8RiGIygbWcUMhqVwNTs55Ai7Nbvh&e=4175cdd602e63f165c18900cb8662645&utm_source=caeh&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=may10_2022&n=12> We can’t simply build our way out of our housing crisis While the private housing market serves some parts of our population well, it has failed many people – namely, anyone who cannot afford getting into the housing market in the first place. Maytree's Elizabeth McIsaac and Alan Broadbent discuss the right to housing in Canada and why housing supply alone won’t get us out of the housing crisis we are in. Read the full article here!<https://caeh.nationbuilder.com/r?u=OXiqzMtzGHhdDg6Ugte_mKXn40D4cHZLguMMU-Fd3ZG3zP-k8F-SC3CHJVwk52RDcYJdVIVljl7K1rXgnTNonbHIrTRaTtuBt8ux8RiGIygbWcUMhqVwNTs55Ai7Nbvh&e=4175cdd602e63f165c18900cb8662645&utm_source=caeh&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=may10_2022&n=13> Other Right to Housing News... * Oxfam Canada is currently recruiting candidates for a three-year term on its Board of Directors. The role of the Board is to govern Oxfam Canada by providing oversight to the organization’s strategy. Members of the Board of Directors are committed to furthering their mission to fight inequality to end poverty and injustice, and embody Oxfam’s values of equality, empowerment, solidarity, inclusiveness, accountability and courage. LEARN MORE AND APPLY HERE!<https://caeh.nationbuilder.com/r?u=_BBf2zbtMoIUPlsGGX6y0IkELz5vZudtresvc5MeWJ8UAubvosHqGvHYdqYg3xaH4kzpFWKj8NLCTKupNYL7AAhuuBtpZk69oEGgVzRXLOo&e=4175cdd602e63f165c18900cb8662645&utm_source=caeh&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=may10_2022&n=14> * The Vote4Housing non-partisan campaign recently launched to raise awareness around Ontario’s upcoming election and build public and political support for ending homelessness and housing need in the province. They’ve laid out some key rights-based recommendations<https://caeh.nationbuilder.com/r?u=BRgUbZRl5ccx1f5PcgRjgVctI2ywuQxd7joBo7uaWFs2hCMRG93NWEtGc4b1-1HUDE2TaVukjhymdzgdTyqlZHsKsbMbh8BXYZx1P8DssMQ&e=4175cdd602e63f165c18900cb8662645&utm_source=caeh&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=may10_2022&n=15> to ensure affordable housing is secure for future generations. ENDORSE THE CAMPAIGN HERE! <https://caeh.nationbuilder.com/r?u=BRgUbZRl5ccx1f5PcgRjgY7WwxhQ2aIu853Zp_cpQgU&e=4175cdd602e63f165c18900cb8662645&utm_source=caeh&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=may10_2022&n=16> * The Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodation (CERA) is conducting a survey to collect stories of newcomers’ experiences accessing housing in Toronto. This is part of a research project in partnership with the Christie Refugee Welcome Centre and Dixon Hall, which aims to measure discrimination in the city's rental housing market. They are seeking participation from people who live in Toronto, are at least 18 years old, and have arrived to settle in Canada within the past 10 years. TAKE THE SURVEY NOW!<https://caeh.nationbuilder.com/r?u=gSs42hXS8VbEXgDvNLgtBOiKs4idHkyQiBZqQYCDiy5qNTBcceHaFY1rp4gLPonKwDNtIfIKIVGpXajYHz9A7DHwR8gz14qpFwUxzY6qYpfUuLtAELHr4DsNlKVX9eKy&e=4175cdd602e63f165c18900cb8662645&utm_source=caeh&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=may10_2022&n=17> In solidarity, Sahar Raza Project Manager, NRHN Misha Khan Communications Coordinator, NRHN Alex Nelson, Community Outreach Coordinator, NRHN CONNECT WITH US [facebook]<https://caeh.nationbuilder.com/r?u=27Ax0UmWOX2J8J_QwK9Z6ohKIbKosjlDgZ6snIUNAZPt5W7Fqw974WRQk2lbxOPy&e=4175cdd602e63f165c18900cb8662645&utm_source=caeh&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=may10_2022&n=18> [twitter] <https://caeh.nationbuilder.com/r?u=YqgukYA3Mrlri-dqG7I8Tj7YfVkRgy4-cylBI0VR8Jg&e=4175cdd602e63f165c18900cb8662645&utm_source=caeh&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=may10_2022&n=19> [youtube] <https://caeh.nationbuilder.com/r?u=GQ96LxW7tJscudkL8mlwNzI54ka0wzIYPxyZaEWdcWSoxE9PLsP2f3a_Xo2YeyAVYP8OuK7w_Nn9-_s78zTJbQ&e=4175cdd602e63f165c18900cb8662645&utm_source=caeh&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=may10_2022&n=20> Or visit the National Right to Housing Network website - housingrights.ca<https://caeh.nationbuilder.com/r?u=Uy5_lI0ApvNqcpbpaJajLCxBxL7rs9rlygp9t1P6Nis&e=4175cdd602e63f165c18900cb8662645&utm_source=caeh&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=may10_2022&n=21> National Right to Housing Network - Canada This email was sent to [[log in to unmask]][log in to unmask] To stop receiving these emails, click here<https://caeh.nationbuilder.com/unsubscribe?e=4175cdd602e63f165c18900cb8662645&utm_source=caeh&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=may10_2022&n=22>. 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