Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson confronted Alberta's minister of community and social services on Friday over her government's apparent reluctance to fund operations for five supportive-housing projects. Iveson, long an advocate of supportive housing for the homeless, told Sawhney millions of dollars from the federal government will be lost unless the province steps up to help. While acknowledging that federal housing dollars were at stake, she urged municipal leaders to be patient. Supportive housing provides on-site help with issues ranging from addictions to obtaining identification and gaining employment for people who are chronically homeless. Sawhney's press secretary Rob Williams said the Alberta government allocated almost $29 million in February budget to help Homeward Trust with supportive housing and case management.

Source: CBC News April 16, 2021 22:56 UTC