Canada on the brink of 'absolute crisis' in homeless funding, advocates say

July 23, 2008 - 19:10
James Keller, THE CANADIAN PRESS

VANCOUVER - Against the backdrop of Vancouver's troubled Downtown Eastside, Social Development Minister Monte Solberg announced $800,000 in federal funding for a youth shelter Wednesday.

The funds will create 32 new beds at the Covenant House shelter but critics say Canada is in the midst of a crisis and headed for a breaking point unless Ottawa comes through with long-term funding to address poverty and affordable housing.

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