As the temperature began to drop in mid-November, the issue of homelessness began to take center stage in the legislature. It is one of those issues where ...
The opposition Green Party has mentioned several times this session the government's attitude towards the homeless has changed in recent months and they give the credit to a change in housing ministers. While realizing the enormity of the task, I think it is fair to say Matthew MacKay has committed to making a significant difference on this front, writes columnist Andy Walker.
After taking over the portfolio from Rustico-Emerald MLA Brad Trivers in a cabinet shuffle earlier this year, MacKay committed to finding a more permanent solution to the tent city that was set up in downtown Charlottetown throughout the summer and fall. That shelter operates 24 hours a day and clients have their own space and can safely secure their possessions. In addition to providing a more homelike atmosphere, MacKay said the Ottawa facility offers a host of services including employment and financial counselling, a safe injection site and addictions counselling.That is the direction the new minister wants to move, and he has set an ambitious time frame of one year.
MacKay tabled legislation on the first day of the fall sitting to roll back the 10.8 per cent increase for heated units that the Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission approved earlier this year to zero. A new Residential Tenancy Act now before the legislature will cap rents at three per cent starting in 2024, with a landlord having the option of stating their case for up to an additional three per cent.
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