TORONTO — A United Nations representative visiting Toronto said she's shocked about the state of affordable housing and implored city councillors to urgently tackle the crisis embracing a human rights approach. "I'm only saying what's visible to all of you as you walk or ride your way to work," Leilani Farha, UN special rapporteur on adequate housing, told the city's affordable housing committee Tuesday. City of Toronto Leilani Farha, of the United Nations at City of Toronto's Planning and Housing Committee April 30, 2019. Cities and provinces need to stop selling their land to developers who won't ensure affordable housing in the long-term, and instead build it themselves. She is in favour of the federal government making funding for affordable housing projects contingent on other levels of government adopting a human rights-based approach.

Source: Huffington Post April 30, 2019 19:52 UTC