"The 'Housing First' model is a proven, cheaper alternative to impermanent shelters. If you’re a human being, you’re ready to be housed."
Author: Kaite Burkholder Harris
Radio: City News Ottawa, February 16th, 2023
The Sam Laprade Show: The Municipal Budget
"This is increasingly a story of two working people, in a household, who can not afford the skyrocketing price of rent. And it''s because we have a rental market and a housing market that's dominated by investors."
Advocates push City to boost $15M affordable housing budget
"As the meeting began, both Kaite Burkholder Harris of the Alliance to End Homelessness and Valerie Wright of the Council on Aging of Ottawa had urged the committee to double the city's capital spending to $30 million."
Opinion: How the city of Ottawa can boost non-profit housing now
"In Canada, one in four homeowners owns multiple properties. To truly tackle the housing crisis, we desperately need more affordable, purpose-built supply."