The lack of coordinated actions on behalf of all levels of government to eliminate homelessness and to provide sufficient levels of adequate and affordable housing to meet the needs of Code- protected groups and individuals was a concern for many. [...] The connections between housing and human rights protected under the Code were brought out in submissions by housing providers, tenant organizations and others and have been recognized in other reports.4 The racialization of poverty and the overlaps between mental illness and homelessness were raised repeatedly throughout the consultation. [...] Other consultees expressed disappointment that concerns raised by the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) about disparities between Aboriginal people and the rest of the population in terms of housing and the barriers to the enjoyment of rights under the ICESCR by African-Canadians13 have not been addressed. [...] For example, the Committee on the Rights of the Child shared the CESCR’s concern about homelessness as a national disaster,15 and the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women noted that efforts to provide social housing for women with low incomes and female lone parents might be inadequate.16 The UN Human Rights Committee has also expressed concern about people with mental illn [...] Housing rights and the Code In Ontario, section 2 of the Code recognizes the right to equal treatment with respect to the occupancy of accommodation – a right that is to be interpreted in light of international covenants that Canada has signed or ratified.