'The housing crisis is the number one issue': Victoria MP taking city's housing stories to Ottawa
CTV
Sandra McMullen sits with her daughter Fiona on the couch in their Saanich home, as she reads allowed a card she found in Fiona’s school bag.
“Can we have a home that is helpful for us, from Fiona,” McMullen reads allowed. “It brought a tear to my eye because she’s obviously thinking about this while she’s at school.”
The family of four has been searching for a rental for four months. This, after the owner of their current house decided to move in.
“We’ve been applying to every ad that comes out and for the 10 ads we apply to, we will maybe hear back from one,” said McMullen. “It’s almost always to say that sorry, there’s 100 other people applying.”
Currently, the couple are paying just over $1,400 a month. They have a budget of $2,300, but still haven’t found a home to rent.
Coman O’Dell is Sandra’s husband.
“You know, one-and-a-half bedrooms for four people for $2,000 a month isn’t going to work,” said O’Dell.
Earlier this week CTV News shared the story of Valma Sampson’s family, who were on the brink of homelessness. They had been living in a local hotel, but their money has run-out.
Laurel Collins, the Member of Parliament for Victoria, will be taking their story to Ottawa on Monday, to put a face on the region’s housing crisis.
