Recent studies have shown that local BIPOC and immigrant communities are being disproportionately impacted by the pandemic.
Recent studies have shown that local BIPOC and immigrant communities are being disproportionately impacted by the pandemic.
City council voted unanimously on Wednesday to declare an affordable housing and homelessness emergency, making Ottawa the first Canadian city to do so. The motion was brought by Somerset Coun. Catherine McKenney, who is council’s liaison for housing and homelessness.