{"id":7543,"date":"2025-02-17T00:45:33","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T05:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenparty.ca\/?post_type=cta&#038;p=7543"},"modified":"2025-08-05T15:58:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T19:58:47","slug":"housing-affordability-and-homelessness-emergency","status":"publish","type":"cta","link":"https:\/\/www.greenparty.ca\/en\/petitions\/housing-affordability-and-homelessness-emergency","title":{"rendered":"Homes for people, not profit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Housing should be a source of stability \u2014 not a source of stress.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Rents have skyrocketed. Corporate landlords are cashing in. People across the country are being pushed out of their homes and priced out of their communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">This crisis didn\u2019t come out of nowhere \u2014 it\u2019s the result of political choices. For decades, federal governments have treated housing as a commodity instead of a human right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"\">\u201dFive years ago, it was already a struggle for people with low and fixed incomes to find affordable housing. Now solid middle-income earners are struggling to afford rent and will never be able to purchase homes.\u201d &#8211; Paul Manly, former Green MP for Nanaimo-Ladysmith<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">We can change course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The Green Party is calling for bold federal action to bring housing back into public hands, strengthen protections for renters, and invest in co-ops, non-profits, and public housing \u2014 so everyone in Canada has a safe, affordable place to live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Send a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney and demand action now.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\"><form class=\"af-form acf-form\" method=\"POST\" action=\"https:\/\/www.greenparty.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cta\/7543\" id=\"form_gpc_call_to_action_signature_7541\" data-key=\"form_gpc_call_to_action_signature_7541\" data-ajax=\"1\"><div class=\"af-fields acf-fields acf-form-fields -top\">\t<div id=\"acf-form-data\" class=\"acf-hidden\">\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" id=\"_acf_screen\" name=\"_acf_screen\" value=\"acf_form\"\/><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"_acf_post_id\" name=\"_acf_post_id\" value=\"0\"\/><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"_acf_validation\" name=\"_acf_validation\" value=\"1\"\/><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"_acf_form\" name=\"_acf_form\" value=\"0\"\/><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"_acf_nonce\" name=\"_acf_nonce\" value=\"130b6eeef8\"\/><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"_acf_changed\" name=\"_acf_changed\" value=\"0\"\/>\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"acf-hidden\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_acfnonce\" value=\"0142bba47b\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"nonce\" value=\"0142bba47b\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"af_form\" value=\"form_gpc_call_to_action_signature_7541\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"af_form_args\" value=\"eyJhamF4Ijp0cnVlLCJkaXNwbGF5X3RpdGxlIjpmYWxzZSwiZGlzcGxheV9kZXNjcmlwdGlvbiI6ZmFsc2UsImlkIjoiZm9ybV9ncGNfY2FsbF90b19hY3Rpb25fc2lnbmF0dXJlXzc1NDEiLCJ2YWx1ZXMiOltdLCJzdWJtaXRfdGV4dCI6IlNpZ24iLCJyZWRpcmVjdCI6bnVsbCwidGFyZ2V0IjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5ncmVlbnBhcnR5LmNhXC9lblwvd3AtanNvblwvd3BcL3YyXC9jdGFcLzc1NDMiLCJlY2hvIjp0cnVlLCJleGNsdWRlX2ZpZWxkcyI6W10sInVwbG9hZGVyIjoid3AiLCJmaWx0ZXJfbW9kZSI6ZmFsc2UsImxhYmVsX3BsYWNlbWVudCI6InRvcCIsImluc3RydWN0aW9uX3BsYWNlbWVudCI6ImxhYmVsIiwiaG9uZXlwb3QiOnRydWV9\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_acf_form\" value=\"eyJhamF4Ijp0cnVlLCJkaXNwbGF5X3RpdGxlIjpmYWxzZSwiZGlzcGxheV9kZXNjcmlwdGlvbiI6ZmFsc2UsImlkIjoiZm9ybV9ncGNfY2FsbF90b19hY3Rpb25fc2lnbmF0dXJlXzc1NDEiLCJ2YWx1ZXMiOltdLCJzdWJtaXRfdGV4dCI6IlNpZ24iLCJyZWRpcmVjdCI6bnVsbCwidGFyZ2V0IjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5ncmVlbnBhcnR5LmNhXC9lblwvd3AtanNvblwvd3BcL3YyXC9jdGFcLzc1NDMiLCJlY2hvIjp0cnVlLCJleGNsdWRlX2ZpZWxkcyI6W10sInVwbG9hZGVyIjoid3AiLCJmaWx0ZXJfbW9kZSI6ZmFsc2UsImxhYmVsX3BsYWNlbWVudCI6InRvcCIsImluc3RydWN0aW9uX3BsYWNlbWVudCI6ImxhYmVsIiwiaG9uZXlwb3QiOnRydWV9\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"af_form_nonce\" value=\"16e371bd33\"><label for=\"af_email_for_non_humans_form_gpc_call_to_action_signature_7541\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Email for non-humans<\/label><input type=\"text\" name=\"email_for_non_humans\" id=\"af_email_for_non_humans_form_gpc_call_to_action_signature_7541\" tabindex=\"-1\" autocomplete=\"off\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"af_origin_url\" value=\"https:\/\/www.greenparty.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cta\/7543\" \/><input type=\"hiddden\" name=\"language\" value=\"en\"><\/div><div class=\"af-field af-field-type-textarea af-field-letter-text acf-field acf-field-textarea acf-field-6776af72e9abb\" data-name=\"letter_text\" data-key=\"field_6776af72e9abb\" data-type=\"textarea\"><div class=\"af-label acf-label\"><label for=\"acf-field_6776af72e9abb\">Letter Text<\/label><\/div><div class=\"af-input acf-input\"><textarea id=\"acf-field_6776af72e9abb\" name=\"acf[field_6776af72e9abb]\" rows=\"8\">Dear Prime Minister Mark Carney,\r\n\r\nToo many people in Canada are living with the fear that their home could be taken away, or already living without a home at all. Rents are out of control, shelters are full, and housing has become a source of stress instead of stability. The right to housing is recognized in Canadian law. It\u2019s time our government acted like it.\r\n\r\nI\u2019m calling on you to take immediate, meaningful action to make housing more affordable and secure for everyone in Canada. That means:\r\n\r\n\u00b7 Making sure federally funded homes are truly affordable by requiring that rents be no more than 30% of a person\u2019s income.\r\n\r\n\u00b7 Investing directly in co-ops, non-profits, and public housing so people have permanently affordable places to live.\r\n\r\n\u00b7 Restoring the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation\u2019s mandate to build non-market housing \u2014 and ending public subsidies for corporate landlords.\r\n\r\n\u00b7 Making the ban on foreign ownership of homes permanent to keep housing for people who live here, not investors.\r\n\r\n\u00b7 Cracking down on corporate speculation that drives up prices and pushes people out of their communities.\r\n\r\nThis is a chance to build a better future, one where housing is treated as a human right, not a commodity.<\/textarea><\/div><\/div><div class=\"af-field af-field-type-text af-field-first-name acf-field acf-field-text acf-field-675735e63e351 af-field-required\" data-name=\"first_name\" data-key=\"field_675735e63e351\" data-type=\"text\"><div class=\"af-label acf-label\"><label for=\"acf-field_675735e63e351\">First Name <span class=\"acf-required\">*<\/span><\/label><\/div><div class=\"af-input acf-input\"><div class=\"acf-input-wrap\"><input type=\"text\" id=\"acf-field_675735e63e351\" name=\"acf[field_675735e63e351]\" placeholder=\"First Name\" required=\"required\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"af-field af-field-type-text af-field-last-name acf-field acf-field-text acf-field-67573e473e352 af-field-required\" data-name=\"last_name\" data-key=\"field_67573e473e352\" data-type=\"text\"><div class=\"af-label acf-label\"><label for=\"acf-field_67573e473e352\">Last Name <span class=\"acf-required\">*<\/span><\/label><\/div><div class=\"af-input acf-input\"><div class=\"acf-input-wrap\"><input type=\"text\" id=\"acf-field_67573e473e352\" name=\"acf[field_67573e473e352]\" placeholder=\"Last Name\" required=\"required\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"af-field af-field-type-email af-field-email acf-field acf-field-email acf-field-6757435e3e353 af-field-required\" data-name=\"email\" data-key=\"field_6757435e3e353\" data-type=\"email\"><div class=\"af-label acf-label\"><label for=\"acf-field_6757435e3e353\">Email <span class=\"acf-required\">*<\/span><\/label><\/div><div class=\"af-input acf-input\"><div class=\"acf-input-wrap\"><input type=\"email\" id=\"acf-field_6757435e3e353\" name=\"acf[field_6757435e3e353]\" placeholder=\"Email\" required=\"required\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"af-field af-field-type-text af-field-postal-code acf-field acf-field-text acf-field-675743663e354 af-field-required\" data-name=\"postal_code\" data-key=\"field_675743663e354\" data-type=\"text\"><div class=\"af-label acf-label\"><label for=\"acf-field_675743663e354\">Postal Code <span class=\"acf-required\">*<\/span><\/label><\/div><div class=\"af-input acf-input\"><div class=\"acf-input-wrap\"><input type=\"text\" id=\"acf-field_675743663e354\" name=\"acf[field_675743663e354]\" placeholder=\"Postal Code\" required=\"required\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"af-field af-field-type-number af-field-phone acf-field acf-field-number acf-field-6757436c3e355\" data-name=\"phone\" data-key=\"field_6757436c3e355\" data-type=\"number\"><div class=\"af-label acf-label\"><label for=\"acf-field_6757436c3e355\">Phone (optional)<\/label><\/div><div class=\"af-input acf-input\"><div class=\"acf-input-wrap\"><input type=\"number\" id=\"acf-field_6757436c3e355\" name=\"acf[field_6757436c3e355]\" step=\"any\" placeholder=\"Phone (optional)\"\/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"af-submit acf-form-submit\"><button type=\"submit\" class=\"acf-button af-submit-button\">Sign<\/button><span class=\"acf-spinner af-spinner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/form><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Housing should be a source of stability \u2014 not a source of stress. 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