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[Appendix A] List of Recommendations | Report |
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Paul Martin, MP, list of all 25 recommendations from his national housing task force. |
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[Appendix B: List of Public Hearings and Presenters | Report |
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Paul Martin, MP, held public hearings throughout Canada between August and October 1989 (Toronto, Regina, Winnipeg, Vancouver, Montreal, Halifax, Moncton, Ottawa). |
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[Chapter 1] Why a Liberal Task Force on Housing? | Report |
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Paul Martin, MP: "The answer is simple: affordable housing has become an increasingly unobtainable goal for too many segments of our population." (Together with the Introduction and Chapter 1, Paul Martin's May 14, 1990 press release is included here.) |
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[Chapter 2] Adequate Shelter: A Fundamental Human Right | Report |
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Paul Martin, MP: "The Task Force believes that housing is a fundamental human right: all Canadians have the right to decent housing." |
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[Chapter 3] Housing: The Cause of and... a Potential Solution to Poverty | Report |
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Paul Martin, MP: "Though homelessness affects a relatively small percentage of Canadians, it is a reality which is symptomatic of a broader crisis in the supply of affordable housing." |
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[Chapter 4] Homeownership: Affordable Financing Required | Report |
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Paul Martin, MP: "Whether the housing unit is on the private market or is a non-profit or co-operative unit, financing is a critical determinant of affordability." |
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[Chapter 5] Forging New Partnerships: The Non-Profit Sector, the Private Sector and Government | Report |
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Paul Martin, MP: "It is vital that the federal role in housing be strengthened both at the political and administrative levels.... The non-profit sector has a proven ability to provide cost-effective affordable housing." |
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[Chapter 6] Justice for Canada's Aboriginal People | Report |
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Paul Martin, MP: "There is no immediate alternative resolution to the current on-reserve housing crisis other than that more money be invested in the program. Production must be accelerated." |
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