The City of Vancouver has fired its chief housing officer, Muktar Latif, according to a statement from city communications staff. In a statement, Johnston said "the City of Vancouver has made a change to how it implements affordable housing in Vancouver." The change means Latif is no longer chief housing officer, nor the CEO of the Vancouver Affordable Housing Agency, said Johnston. "In his role as CHO, Mukhtar ... support[ed] the development of significant affordable housing policies, such as family housing and the development of an Aboriginal housing strategy." The city says it will review the position of chief housing officer, as part of a review of its housing and homelessness strategy.

Source: CBC News January 31, 2017 21:22 UTC