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Meeting over dire Inuit housing conditions encouraging, says national advocate – CBC

Jan 29, 2024

Nunatsiavut leader says housing conditions have to be seen to be believed

Sheltered, a CBC Investigates series, examines the housing crisis in Newfoundland and Labrador — telling the stories of the people living it, while scrutinizing the policies and politics behind it.

Canada’s inaugural housing advocate visited St. John’s this week to meet with the premier and housing minister to discuss the dire need for improved housing for Labrador Inuit.

Marie-Josée Houle and Nunatsiavut President Johannes Lampe met with Andrew Furey and Paul Pike, the provincial minister responsible for housing, at Confederation Buildingon Thursday in an effort to advance recommendations made in a scathing report released in November.

“It’s not just a report. This is a tool. This is a tool that has recommendations on how to move forward and how to ensure that the right to housing is realized for the people in it,” said Houle in a recent interview.

By invitation of the Nunatsiavut government, Houle visited Nain and Hopedale in October 2022 and toured homes in the coastal Labrador communities.

Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nunatvisavut-housing-meeting-1.7095572

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