is Canada facing a homelessness crisis? what is the Canadian government doing to tackle this crisis?

 According to recent studies, Canada is facing a homelessness crisis, with an estimated 235,000 Canadians experiencing homelessness in a given year

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.  The Canadian government has implemented a community-based program called Reaching Home: Canada's Homelessness Strategy, which aims to prevent and reduce homelessness across Canada by providing funding to urban, Indigenous, rural, and remote communities to help them address their local homelessness needs

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The government has nearly doubled its investments in Reaching Home from over $2 billion over 9 years to nearly $4 billion in federal funding since its launch in April 2019

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.  However, experts suggest that the funding is not sufficient to address the problem and has not led to a noticeable reduction in homelessness

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 The lack of affordable housing, rising inflation, and stagnant wages are some of the factors contributing to the homelessness crisis

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.  The only cure for homelessness is housing, and the government needs to invest more in affordable housing to address the crisis

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