“I believe that when Paul Martin cancelled affordable housing across this country it produced a dramatic rise in homelessness and deaths due to homelessness and I've always said I hold him responsible for that.”

—  Jack Layton

During the federal election campaign, May 26, 2004[citation needed]

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