National Housing Day 2024

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[Text on screen: Home is…]

[Visual: Shot of a cul-de-sac that is mostly empty except for two recently built homes with cars in front of them. Around the homes are empty lots ready for construction. Woman 1 appears sitting in her dining room and speaking to the camera.]

00:05

Housing plays a critical factor in supporting families and supporting success.

[Visual: Woman 2 speaks directly to the camera from her place in a conference room. Other visuals are shown while she speaks: A man playing his guitar in his home, a refrigerator with the words smile, share, live, and love on it, a mother and her young daughter playing in their home.]

00:11

A healthy home is crucial for mental, physical, psychological and emotional well-being of the occupants.

[Visual: An aerial view of a neighborhood of houses surrounded by a lush green area, a flash of a high-rise apartment building, a laughing father and his daughter playing in their living room while the mother opens moving boxes in the background. Man 1 appears on screen in a boardroom and finishes speaking to the camera.]

00:19

At the end of the day, the occupants want a safe place to put their head at night, and we want everyone to have a safe place to stay.

[Visual: Woman 1 voices over a series of images: A shot of a low-rise apartment building, a shot of a dense urban area with many buildings side-by-side. A laughing mother follows her daughter down a driveway. The daughter is chasing a basketball.]

00:26

We want to make sure that they feel safe. They can lock their door. They can do the things that you and I take for granted.

[Visual: The same mother from the previous shot holds her daughter up to a basketball net, so she can score. Woman 4 appears on screen talking directly to the camera. She is in a busy conference centre.]

00:32

I want my children to be able to leave home and get an apartment or a house of their own, one day. I want that for every kid, and I want that for all Canadians.

[Visual: Woman 1 voices over a series of images: A First Nations woman is shown surrounded by her community. She is outside preparing Bannock over a grill. There are lots of people around her sitting or standing in groups. The camera angle changes to show another woman also preparing Bannock with many people milling around behind her. The next visual is of a woman in front of a brightly decorated wall that reads Wolastoqiyik Neqotkuk. She has scissors in her hand and is cutting up strips for basketweaving. The next shot is more woman basketweaving in the same space.]

00:41

It's about connection to culture. It's about connection to tradition and making sure that healing happens.

[Visual: Man 2 is standing outside in front of a construction site and speaking directly to the camera. The view transitions to a recently built community with modular homes under a blue sky with fluffy white clouds.]

00:48

I really believe that healthy homes lead to healthy lives.

[Visual: Text, Government of Canada logo, and CMHC logo fade in together]

[Text on screen:  National Housing Day is November 22. Join the conversation.]

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