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Most of us take for granted that we can buy or rent a home without asking our neighbours’ permission. Shouldn’t people with a mental health issue – or anyone else who encounters Not-In-My-Backyard discrimination – have the same rights as everyone else?

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“It’s time for us to stop being so fearful”

In an outstanding demonstration of leadership, Toronto Councillor Joe Cressy stood alongside former Governor General Adrienne Clarkson and representatives of the Annex Residents Association to announce a new homeless shelter will be coming to Davenport and Dupont. For many city councillors, shelter announcements present a moment of dread. But they shouldn’t be. Cressy reminds us…

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How Ontario’s Inclusionary Zoning regs EXCLUDE just about everyone

The very first chapter of the Federal Government’s new National Housing Strategy affirms that “Housing Rights Are Human Rights.” We couldn’t agree more. But what do housing rights look like in practice? The Ontario Government offered a good example in March 2016, when it introduced legislation that would permit municipalities to enact Inclusionary Zoning by-laws.…

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London revokes discriminatory group home by-law

Sarnia did it in 2010. Then Kitchener in 2012, and Toronto and Smiths Falls in 2014. Now London City Councillors have unanimously agreed to scrap a zoning by-law that discriminates against people with disabilities. London’s by-law had required that group homes be separated by 250 metres. But as members of Community Living London told members…

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