Housing in our city is no longer functioning as a sustainable, accessible system. The cost of rent has risen far beyond what the average person earns, creating a growing gap between income and basic living needs. This isn’t just about individual landlords or a few expensive buildings; this is a systemic failure. Young adults, working-class families, students, newcomers, and even full-time employees with stable jobs are finding themselves priced out of safe, adequate housing. It is no longer realistic for a person to support themselves in a studio or one-bedroom apartment while still affording food, transportation, clothing, and savings. Essential workers, caregivers, service staff, and students contribute daily to the functioning of the city, yet the system is not supporting them in return. When people spend most of their income just to keep a roof over their heads, they lose the ability to build a life to save, to participate in their community, to pursue education, or to enjoy even the smallest moments of comfort. Housing should not be a privilege; it is a basic human necessity, and the current system is failing to ensure it is treated as such. We are calling on the City of Ottawa to implement meaningful, structural change in our housing system, including stronger affordability protections, expanded non-profit and supportive housing, increased transparency in housing policy decisions, and measures that ensure ordinary residents can live with security and dignity. The system must work for the people who live here, not against them. We have the plans to create and sustain an alternative system that will work for all citizens of Ottawa, Landlords and tenants alike.  Support our initiative with a simple signature so we may achieve a better Ottawa for us all.