BC NDP unveils supportive housing plan, blames Liberals for shortage

VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Nearly a year after the provincial election, the NDP government insists it’s moving in the right direction when it comes to housing — pointing to the previous Liberal administration for the shortage.

Housing Minister Selina Robinson was asked whether it’s easier to find a place in Metro Vancouver than it was last spring.

“We need to recognize, first of all, that this housing crisis has been building for many, many years,” Robinson says. “Certainly when I was on local government in 2008 we were starting to see the lack of availability and challenges with affordability. So over the last 10 years, there’s been virtually no action on housing affordability.”

Robinson says the New Democrats got to work right away on shifting direction, developing a 30-point plan — adding it will take time to deliver.

“When our government came to power and when the premier tasked me with the housing file, we got to work right away to take a look at what are some of the ways in which we can start shifting the direction. So that’s what we’ve been doing with this 30-point plan.”

Meantime, the government has announced $734-million will be put into building and operating 1,500 new units of housing for women and children fleeing violence over the next 10 years.

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