Addressing homelessness emerged as a high priority in a recent CBC Edmonton poll on city issues. WATCH | Some homeless Edmontonians share their thoughts on possible changes they want the city to makeWhat homeless Edmontonians want council to know CBC News Edmonton 2:34 Recent polling data revealed one of the most important issues for Edmonton voters is homelessness. Murray Soroka, founder and CEO of Jasper Place Wellness Centre, hopes future city leaders streamline the development permit process to build affordable housing. He said he encountered an "astronomical" amount of red tape while trying to construct a three-building affordable housing complex in the west end. 'Show me you can lead people'Increasing the city's supply of affordable housing may be important, but it's only part of the answer to ending homelessness, advocates say.

Source: CBC News June 08, 2021 11:00 UTC