With Danielle Smith and the UCP, Alberta has seen less and less investment in our people and our communities. Public safety has become a growing concern and a direct consequence of the UCP’s choices.

In 2021-22 under the UCP, only 58,000 housing units were supported. That’s 8,000 fewer units while waiting lists for affordable housing have increased to more than 25,000 people.

Per capita, Lethbridge has one of the largest homelessness crises in Alberta. Reports show almost 500 people were without a home, with more than half of them unsheltered.

The Alberta NDP have developed a plan to tackle the immense housing challenges facing Albertan communities, and we are making specific commitments to address public safety and homelessness in the City of Lethbridge:

Our specific commitments to the City of Lethbridge include:

• Supporting community planning and integration.
• Addressing the lack of transitional housing and shelter redevelopment.
• Partnering with the city to provide tax abatement for non-profits on supportive housing investments.
• Exploring creative financing solutions to help non-profits take advantage of downtown infill incentives.
• Supporting indigenous housing for off-reserve individuals in the region.
• Building the 42-unit permanent supportive housing project that has been stalled since 2019.

Affordable Housing is a provincial responsibility, and we cannot afford to fall short.

Rachel Notley and Alberta’s NDP will act so all Albertans can have a safe place to call home and have the support they need to live a healthy and dignified life.