Housing Not War
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Uploaded on May 27, 2008
Almost 200 organizations and thousands more individuals across Canada are demanding the Federal government end its war in Afghanistan and redirect funds from record-high military spending to peace, including affordable housing. This broad new alliance ranges from Canada's largest civil society organizations to grassroots community groups, and is growing daily. (Sign now: www.HousingNotWar.ca)
300,000 people experience homelessness annually in Canada, the only industrialized country with no national housing program. The UN recently reaffirmed the "devastating impact of this national crisis...
including a large number of deaths" from homelessness during Canada's worst housing shortage since the Great Depression. Meanwhile, skyrocketing military spending is already at the highest level since WWII, and the government fights a war devastating some of the poorest people in the world in Afghanistan -- a war most people in Canada oppose, but Canadian Generals predict could last decades. The Toronto Disaster Relief Committee (TDRC) and the Canadian Peace Alliance (CPA) invite you to join our demands for peace and justice at home and
abroad, sign the Housing Not War Declaration: www.HousingNotWar.ca.
CURRENT FACTS:
-- Military: $18.2 billion/year // highest since WWII // 13th highest in the World // 8.5% of Federal budget // $100 million per month to fight the war in Afghanistan
-- Housing: $2 billion/year // just 1% of Federal budget // The ONLY industrialized country with NO national program // Worst housing shortage since Great Depression
-- Homelessness: 300,000 people annually // Very high death rate (people die every week) // Millions more in 'core housing need', enduring poor or insecure housing.
For more info, contact TORONTO DISASTER RELIEF COMMITTEE (TDRC):
housingnotwar@tdrc.net | 416-599-8372 | www.HousingNotWar.ca
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All Comments (14)
Bert Daniel 2 years ago
A lot of people today are dreaming to have their own home and yet Government spending billions of dollars for war.
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JRCrowley 2 years ago
The U.S. government spends $1 TRILLION on the military. Are you even aware of how much money that is? It's not a strong military. It's a killing machine for the Powers That Be, and they're not out there killing for you and me and to protect our democracy. They're out there killing because they want to make money making and selling the weapons, then using them to kill locals in other countries, but also to make money by stealing the resources. That's not democracy. It's murder.
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stanforall 3 years ago
great to have housing...free housing...free medicare...give everyone all they need..I am 100% in favour of that. But the world is not a nice place and a strong military led by a democratic governement is important. It should not replace our attempts to provide for decent social care...but lets not be naive to think that decreasing the military will automatically improve our social programs.
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silversliver87 3 years ago
was this ever aired on tv? if so, can anyone please tell me the channel and time?
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klarisa0708 3 years ago
to the comment about housing and war not being connected...i believe that the key message here is to criticize the way the government choses to spend its money - billions on war, instead of billions on fighting poverty. It is about priorities...
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Joe Narciso 4 years ago
Do people know that who supposely you think the government you vote for is your enemy??
Well, search, do your homework and keep your family safe!!!
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dan0303 4 years ago
highest since WW2? lol afganistan is the first major war we have been in since WW2...
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bsg1006 5 years ago
This is an excellent video. But there is a major flaw in the premise behind Housing Not War. There is no direct connection between the war in Afghanistan and lack of funding for housing and homelessness. The affordable housing crisis pre-dates Canada's deployment to Afghanistan. Of course the war is wrong. Bring the troops home now! There is no means to ensure when that happens that funding will be redirected to housing. Blaming homelessness on the war is a disservice to the homeless.
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Lisa Campbell 5 years ago
Great video!
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falcngrl 5 years ago
Despite my bad hair day this is a great video Mike - way to go :-)
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