Minister encouraged by progress
at national housing conference
Joan Burke, Minister of Human Resources Labour and Employment and
minister
responsible for housing, met with her federal-provincial-territorial
colleagues
in Gatineau, Quebec on November 29-30, to discuss the development of a
long-term national housing approach to provide better housing for those
most vulnerable in society.
The discussions focused on attaining greater commitment from
the federal
government to work with the provinces and territories to achieve more
flexibility
and sustainability in housing programs. This new approach will enable
the
individual jurisdictions to address their own specific housing needs
and
priorities.
"I am pleased by the progress made at this recent housing
conference,"
said Minister Burke. "The current approach to federal/provincial
housing
is not the most beneficial to the province, and we need more changes in
flexibility to occur in order to have a more sustainable housing supply
throughout Newfoundland and Labrador."
For further information contact:
Jenny Bowring
NLHC
(709) 724-3055
E-mail: releases@nlhc.nf.ca
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