How will you increase the political will of federal and provincial governments to ensure funding for homelessness services and appropriate and affordable housing?
A. As the Mayor, I will open continuous dialogue with the other two levels of governments to looks into ways to improve the quality of life of those who are disadvantages. This include: more funding for education, job creation, housing, and discourage young people from skipping school and/or taking up the alcohol or drug habit. If the governments do not have to spend money to rehabitate/treat drug/alcohol users, there will be more funds to help those who need an accommodation temporarily until they are on their feet. As for those who need long-term assistance, some permanent housing should be built to accommodate them. We are living in the Capital city, where federal government employees and MPs are living with their families and it is in their interest to keep our streets homeless free. It shouldn’t be difficult to convince our federal officials, since they do not want people sleeping on the streets. We have the NCC that can participate in the process of persuasion, because it is thei
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