The Liberals are using their omnibus budget bill to legislate a “right to housing” and the requirements on future government to not drop the concept, Canadian Press reports Thursday. The bill sets into law rules around the Liberals’ 10-year national housing strategy, valued at more than $40 billion, and creates two new oversight bodies meant to make sure the spending reduces homelessness. A national housing council is to advise the government on the effects of the strategy and a new housing advocate is to report annually on systemic issues preventing Canadians from finding affordable and safe places to live.
