Jamie Hari

City/Township Council · Waterloo

All topics Housing Getting Around Climate Food Growth & Planning Budget & Taxes

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Housing & Homelessness

How should municipalities and the Region balance providing permanent housing with the management of encampments in public spaces?select up to 3 per part

A. Pathways to permanent housing

Partner with non-profit and supportive housing providers
Increase funding for deeply affordable and supportive housing
Directly build and operate additional public non-market housing.

B. Interim management of encampments

Establish and maintain clear minimum standards (sanitation, safety, outreach)
Require that enforcement actions be linked to the availability of adequate indoor alternatives
Allow temporary encampments to persist while permanent housing options are actively being developed

C. Accountability and collaboration between levels of government

Assign clear municipal responsibility for public-space management
Actively advocate to the province for defined funding triggers and program supports
Publish ongoing performance metrics (e.g. housing placements, shelter bed access)

Please describe one concrete policy, program, or decision you would support to address both encampments and permanent housing.candidate's own words

Create a new public rental registry which requires all landlords to be licensed and disclose their rental holdings and complete rental histories on a municipal website as part of a larger rent control program expansion.

Would you like to provide any additional context for your views on housing?candidate's own words

Housing is a human right and believe it's the government's legal obligation to guarantee it, irrespective of the budgetary cost. I also believe that billionaires caused this affordability issue and so should be the ones pay to fix it; we can't raise taxes on the middle class or cutt other social services.