Faith groups ask that Liberal and NDP leadership candidates explain homelessness, housing positions
The Vancouver Interfaith Alliance to End Homelessness is calling on leadership candidates from B.C.’s NDP and Liberal parties to declare a commitment to end homelessness in BC by 2015. The Alliance is a non-partisan group whose members include over 60 diverse faith leaders representing community-based churches, mosques, temples, synagogues and spiritual centres from across Vancouver.
A letter delivered last week invited all leadership candidates to respond and make their positions clear. Responses to that letter will be made public this week.
The Alliance has also invited candidates to participate in a community forum on homelessness and affordable housing and asks all of the candidates to press the federal government for a national housing strategy.
We speak with Haroon Khan of Jamia Masjid Sunni Muslim mosque, and with Ric Matthews of First United Church.
