Homelessness Proposal Canada

From: John Ames Birch <Birch403@outlook.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2021, 5:40 PM To: justin.trudeau@parl.gc.ca; Chrystia.Freeland@parl.gc.ca; dujarric@un.org; Jagmeet.Singh@parl.gc.ca; jedmiston@nationalpost.com; jason.kenney@parl.gc.ca; jsavikataaq@gov.nu.ca; harjit.sajjan@parl.gc.ca; ctvottawa@ctv.ca; doug.fordco@pc.ola.org; Blanchet, Yves-François - Député; Francois-Philippe.Champagne@parl.gc.ca; Francois.Legault.ASSO@assnat.qc.ca; FEMA-News-Desk@fema.dhs.gov; Fisher, Gordon; Secretary@HHS.gov; submit@calgaryherald.com; premier@gov.pe.ca; PARIS-MEDIA@international.gc.ca Cc: Jean-Yves.Duclos@parl.gc.ca Subject: Homelessness Proposal Canada (Opinion)

Hey Everyone,

I was reading that in Canada there are roughly 300,000 homeless individuals each year. Each year Canada spends billions on helping the homeless population. I have a program that will help us eliminate homelessness within a few years while allowing for affordable housing for middle and low income earners.

I propose we start purchasing compact homes for each homeless person as transitional housing communities. Each house Is affordable and would allow us to eliminate homelessness. Each home would be equipped with solar power and water filtration to reduce its impact on the planet and generate energy revenue.

500k homes x $25,000 (avg price) $12,500,000,000

Solar panel project

500k homes x $5000 = $2,500,000,000

Water filtration

500k homes x $5000 = $2,500,000,000

Total cost = $17,500,000,000

These homes would be placed under overpasses and on vacant lots. To start we would reach out to our cities to gain a homelessness population census and to confirm lands and holdings used for these compact villages.

Once placed our homeless shelters and groups would meet with everyone and create a needs profile. This profile would indicate prior education, field of work, disabilities, rehabilitation needs, family status and other requirements.

From here they would be placed in a home and matched to a social worker. This social worker would help them with rehab if needed, counseling, social support programs, furniture and other needs. They would also organize learning grants to upgrade their skills and help them find a job.

Once they have a job and savings then the worker would help them with purchasing their current home or a new one if needed.

This way we have solved the homeless crisis, boosted our supply of workers in skilled trades and added new people to our local economies.

The remainder of the homes would be used for low or middle income families as low cost housing and an affordable avenue towards home ownership. This will create income from the rent, power generation and sale purchases to fund more programs to help the people and to recoup costs of this endeavor.

Once the homeless crisis has been resolved these homes can be used as city airbnbs, FEMA emergency housing or used by our military on foreign shores. These options can also end homelessness worldwide.

Together we can end and prevent homelessness generation to generation to ensure all Canadians have a home.

Stay safe, stay sanitized and stay supportive,

John Ames Birch