That's 5.5 percent of the Canadian population without safe, decent and affordable housing.

Without decent medical care, food, clothing and housing, people actually die.

Nearly 200,000 officers and their families are without decent housing.

And officers are returning home without housing or jobs.

So its ok for young people to be without housing?

We never go into recession without housing leading us in.

And they say that without permanent housing, they cannot get their children out of foster care.

The longer these people remain without permanent housing, the more frustrated they are becoming.

"No one leaves here without housing," said the worker, who declined to give his name.

The population in the earthquake zone is still without permanent housing.