
Affordable housing: overcoming challenges in 2023
There is good evidence that 2023 will see positive progress for all the diocese’s five affordable housing projects. The last two years have been challenging.
David Humphreys is a member of the diocesan Homelessness and Affordable Housing Working Group. A retired journalist and former Globe and Mail bureau chief, he is a regular contributor to Crosstalk and Perspective.
View all postsThere is good evidence that 2023 will see positive progress for all the diocese’s five affordable housing projects. The last two years have been challenging.
Many parishes encouraged members to advocate for affordable housing during the Ontario municipal election campaigns by circulating questions for candidates or using prepared bulletin inserts.
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