Governments should tax aging Canadians based on the wealth in their homes to make sure they pay their fair share for medical care What does housing have to do with health? A lot. Housing shapes our health and our ability to pay for medical care. Canada’s premiers and prime minister should consider these connections as
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National Housing Strategy
A National Housing Strategy Will Save Canadian Lives
on September 30th, 2016
Not having a home can be lethal – homelessness causes premature death, poor health and is a significant burden on our health-care system Beyond a crisis of housing and poverty, homelessness is a public health emergency. The longer people are homeless, the worse their health becomes. In emergency rooms and frontline clinics, patients are triaged
Why Canada Needs a National Housing Strategy Now
on May 13th, 2016
By providing secure, safe housing, we are also addressing persistent health problems As family doctors, we see and know the powerful effect proper housing has on the health of our patients. When you feel unwell, whether from a minor cold or a devastating terminal illness, the feeling of home, the desire for a safe and
There are Better Tools to Make Housing More Affordable
We need to see housing as a home, not just an investment Federal government ministers have just gathered for their annual late summer cabinet retreat, knowing that housing affordability is a top priority for Canadians. This is because, for a growing number of people in Canada, the housing market is broken. At its core,