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Canada must meet its international obligations and recognize rights of homeless
By D.J. Larkin March 14, 2016
For Canada to meet its international obligations and to show the world that we are back and are ready to be leaders on the international stage, we must start with housing justice at home.
VANCOUVER, B.C.—Canada has long maintained that it’s a standard-bearer for human rights internationally, a dominant myth that many of us hold to be true. A report from the United Nations released this month throws cold water on that notion, however. The international body has criticized Canada for failing to meet many of its international obligations to protect vulnerable Canadians. They have also outlined how Canada can, once again, become a human rights leader.
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