Action: Call on the Provincial Government to Take Action

This week (August 21-26) the Calgary Housing Action Initiative is asking for everyone to contact the provincial government to push for action on the housing crisis.

Please take 10-30 minutes this week to be a part of this collective action - together we will make a difference!

Points in contacting your MLA:

Use the phrase "housing crisis".
Ask for immediate action to address the crisis. (see "what we're asking for" below)
If you have a personal story on this issue, you may want to tell it to them.
Cc the opposition parties and CHAI on letters or email. Please also let us know if you phone your MLA.

Liberals: Calgary.MountainView@assembly.ab.ca
NDP: edmonton.beverlyclareview@assembly.ab.ca
Green: president@albertagreens.ca
CHAI

What We're Asking For

To deal with the current crisis, we are calling on the provincial government to take the immediate, short-term, measures:

Implement Rent Controls,
Increase funding for accessible housing and subsidized housing,
Moratorium on Condo Conversions (in conjunction with the municipal government),
Moratorium on evictions for the purpose of condo conversion,
Legalize "granny flats" "basement suites" and the rest... (retaining health and safety protections)

For the long-term, we are supporting the call for the reinstatement of the provincial Ministry of Housing to give due attention to ongoing issues of housing in this province. The NDP initiated this request and we've agreed that it is an appropriate direction to take.

Contacting Your MLA

Figure out your Provincial Constituency.

Find your constituency based on your Postal Code: -
Find contact information for your MLA (based on their name or your Provincial Constituency).

Other Provincial Government representatives

Once you've contacted your MLA, if you still want to do more, there are other representatives in the provincial government you may want to contact.

The Minister Responsible

Unfortunately, housing does not have its own Ministry in the Alberta Government and is instead lumped in under the Seniors and Community Supports Ministry.

Yvonne Fritz is the Minister. 280-4022

The Premier, Ralph Klein

The Office of the Premier:
phone: 310-0000 then 780-427-2251;
or cellphone, Rogers: *310 then 780-427-2251;
or cellphone, Bell or Telus: #310 then 780-427-2251;
or email form.

Government Information

The provincial government has posted information on Housing Support Programs.

Calgary Housing Action Initiative