Social issues

Affordable housing — where it all went wrong

By: Yildiz Subuk, Staff Writer Housing as a necessity In 1976, Canada agreed to recognize housing as a human right, adhering to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) drafted by the United Nations. A right to housing does not necessarily entail that the government has to provide every single person with housing, but it does mean the government must uphold proper policies that allow citizens to have an adequate place to live. Some rules governments must abide by are: ensuring marginalized groups do not face barriers regarding access to housing, having access to services such as water, electricity, schools,…

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