Nunavut premier asks Ottawa for $250 million to tackle territory's housing crisis
BNN Bloomberg
Nunavut's premier is asking Ottawa to provide $250 million to help the territory build more homes, which he says is key to addressing health-care issues caused by overcrowding.
P. J. Akeeagok said in an interview in his office today housing is his government's top priority and a lack of housing has been an issue for decades across the North.
He says while he understands $250 million is a significant ask, Nunavut residents "deserve the same access" to housing as those elsewhere in Canada.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Housing Minister Sean Fraser have spent the past several months travelling the country, announcing millions in spending for cities to get more homes built at a time when the Liberal government is under immense pressure to increase supply as a way to tackle housing affordability.
