Mayor's budget proposal would increase funding for affordable housing, addressing homelessness

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End Homelessness Pleased With Increased Housing Funding in 2024 Budget

The head of an organization assisting the homeless population in the capital city calls the 2024 budget the “most comprehensive” yet when it comes to housing. The Liberals spent the past few weeks hashing out a number of pre-budget announcements on housing across the country. Of those announcements were plans to build nearly 3.9 million new homes by 2031, along with spending $250 million over two years to address tent encampments and lack of sh…