PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - NDP Leader Dwain Lingenfelter says people in Saskatchewan need affordable places to live and is pushing a plan he says will help end homelessness.
Lingenfelter says the NDP will build 2,500 new affordable public housing units if elected Nov. 7.
He also says there will be a freeze on current public housing rental rates until a review of rent costs is complete.
The NDP has long promised to bring in rent control.
Lingenfelter says having a stable place to live is a basic right and a critical building block in helping people live stable lives.
The announcement came in Prince Albert, where the NDP hopes to win back a seat it lost by 61 votes in 2007.
