Housing and homelessness
How should the city approach the provision of affordable housing?
Context:
The Affordable Housing Investment Plan aims to build 2,500 units of affordable housing and 600 units of supportive housing by 2022 at an estimated cost of about $500 million, funded by all three orders of government. As of May 2021, the city was about halfway to its goal. Earlier this year the city was denied federal funding to build more housing units due to a lack of provincial funding to operate them.
Candidate responses
A total of 67 candidates have responded to the survey. Here's how they answered this question:
a) The city should build more affordable housing, even if it can't get funding from other orders of government
Candidates that selected this response:
Haruun Ali Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Gabrielle Battiste Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
James Cameron Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Abdulhakim Dalel Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Giselle General Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
Kirsten Goa Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Rhiannon Hoyle Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Michael Janz Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Liz John-West Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Harman Singh Kandola Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Andrew Knack Councillor
Candidate in
Nakota Isga
James Kosowan Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Kim Krushell Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Glynnis Andrea Lieb Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Cori Longo Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Salar Melli Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Jon Morgan Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Michael Oshry Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Lana Palmer Councillor
Candidate in
Dene
Aaron Paquette Councillor
Candidate in
Dene
Erin Rutherford Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq
Rashpal Sehmby Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Amarjeet Sohi Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Diana Steele Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Anne Stevenson Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Shamair Turner Councillor
Candidate in
Karhiio
Byron Vass Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Joshua Wolchansky Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
b) The city cannot afford to build more affordable housing without financial support from other orders of government
Candidates that selected this response:
Gino Akbari Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Ahmed 'Knowmadic' Ali Councillor
Candidate in
tastawiyiniwak
Moe Banga Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Cody Bondarchuk Councillor
Candidate in
tastawiyiniwak
Adrian Bruff Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Jason Carter Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Tim Cartmell Councillor
Candidate in
pihêsiwin
Tony Caterina Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Abdul Malik Chukwudi Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Rick Comrie Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Mark Davies Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq
Jon Dziadyk Councillor
Candidate in
tastawiyiniwak
Bev Esslinger Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq
Susan Field Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Jasbir Singh Gill Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Brian (Breezy) Gregg Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Andy Andrzej Gudanowski Councillor
Candidate in
Dene
Naima Haile Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Sarah Hamilton Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
Scott Hayes Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
Daniel Heikkinen Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
Derek Hlady Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
Scott Johnston Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Sanjay Malhotra Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Caroline Matthews Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Mohammed Migdaddy Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Guiscela Perez Arellano Councillor
Candidate in
pihêsiwin
Jennifer Rice Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Charan Saggu Councillor
Candidate in
Karhiio
Ashley Salvador Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Keren Tang Councillor
Candidate in
Karhiio
Steven Townsend Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Tricia Velthuizen Councillor
Candidate in
Dene
Cheryll Watson Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Steve Weston Councillor
Candidate in
Nakota Isga
Jo-Anne Wright Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
c) The city should not build more affordable housing regardless of financial support from other orders of government
Candidates that selected this response:
Mukesh Makwana Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
d) I don't have a position on this issue
No candidates selected this response
Candidates that skipped this question:
Tarcy Schindelka Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Voter responses
Based on more than 16,000 responses received as of Oct. 14, here's how voters answered this question: