Brendan Maguire on homelessness

There are several news stories circulating on the immediate future of the shelter at the Mi'kmaw Friendship Centre. Some are focusing on the increased demand for services and the challenges of meeting their core goal of helping the urban indigenous population. Other stories are looking at the expiring lease agreement, lack of secure funding for 2022 and allegations from workers who have applied to become unionized. Brendan Maguire is the Liberal MLA for Halifax Atlantic. He's the party's Poverty and Homelessness Critic but he was also Municipal Affairs Minister in Iain Rankin's short lived government. Maguire has spoken openly about his own experience being homeless and the missed opportunities of his own recent time in government. He also offers his thoughts on stigma and what each of us can do to help.