There is no excuse for homelessness in a country as wealthy as Canada. I’m running to be your MP to help solve these issues head on, and unlike other parties we work as your independent voice as an MP. This means I’m not here to wait for permission. I work for you. We are already beginning to take taking action voicing solutions FROM the community up to Ottawa.
We must remind ourselves that homelessness isn’t a result of personal failure. It’s the outcome of broken systems. Rising rents. Inaccessible health care. Intergenerational trauma. Colonial displacement. A lack of coordinated support. I am hearing so much of this that it is devastating. We need to step up.
I am ready to implement a federal strategy to end homelessness. This means investing in housing-first models, wraparound supports, and long-term solutions. Not just shelters. Not just temporary fixes.
We know this crisis is growing. And while local initiatives have started to respond, it is time to take it further. I am seeing our community every single day taking action and THIS is real leadership.
But local momentum needs federal support. As your MP, I believe we must bring real solutions to the table and ensure they are informed by the people who have lived it. I am calling for a roundtable discussion that includes frontline workers, Indigenous leaders, housing advocates, youth organizers, and especially those with lived experience of homelessness.
We do not need to reinvent the wheel. We already have solutions that work. The Region of Waterloo’s Peer Expertise in Community Health Report is a great example. It centers voices with lived experience, builds trust, and focuses on housing with care. It is a model we can bring here.
We can also look to Finland, where homelessness has nearly been eliminated by providing people with permanent housing first, then surrounding them with the support they need. No preconditions. Just dignity and stability from day one.
What we need now is political courage, consistent funding, and a community-first mindset.
This is about us. This is about choosing care over crisis.