Halifax nurse lives in van because of staggering cost of housing in Canada

Nursing assistant Terri Smith-Fraser says the high cost of living has forced her to live in a van for the last year.
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[@CA-1954]

If a health care worker has to live in a van there's no hope for Canada.

[@RollOnBusin]

She doesn't have to, she wants to

[@janetstokes1806]

I dont think she has to she chooses not to. the video is very diseaving

[@philh1245]

she is probably crazy, if not all her coworkers will be living in a van also.

[@greylady8178]

Don't believe a nurse can't afford an appartment

[@divinefem6582]

@@greylady8178 she isn't a nurse. She's a care assistant. She might be making minimum wage

[@edward.abraham]

📍To my own research In Canada, individuals living in cars and vans due to partial homelessness result from a complex interplay of factors. High housing costs relative to income, stagnant wages, and income inequality drive this issue. Job loss, weak social support, medical expenses, evictions, and lack of affordable housing also contribute, while systemic problems and inadequate policies further perpetuate the phenomenon.

[@james.atkins88]

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[@hunter-bourke21]

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[@rebecca_burns14]

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[@hunter-bourke21]

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[@veronica.baker1]

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[@markgreen4612]

The cost of rentals across Canada is ridiculous for low income individuals.

[@charlesward9486]

She's a nurse. That's hardly low income!

[@janetstokes1806]

@@charlesward9486 she is not a nurse or maybe you did not catch that

[@jennyfragrance8246]

​​@@janetstokes1806Shes a full time care assistant. Average health care assistant salary in Canada is $47,883 per year or $24.56 per hour. Canadians need to earn $79,280 (before taxes) annually to live a comfortable life

[@kimle2796]

@@charlesward9486 duh! she's a health care assistant. (e.g. Health care assistant/Care aide/ PSW etc...)

[@icouldjustscream]

​@charlesward9486 The title is misleading. A CCA is not supposed to be given the title of "nurse". She is a CCA, a care assistant. She is not an NP, RN, or LPN. A CCA would make less than those. I read about $29/hour, which is still way above minimum wage. As a woman, I would be nervous living in a van in Halifax, and I'm no scaredy-cat. I lived my teen years in the south-end of Saint John. She's not a young woman. How many more years can she manage winters alone in a van? She mentioned children. I hope one of her children take her in.

[@rabeahkarram9689]

I’m not happy nor proud of this. She needs far more respect and better living conditions. I’m very unhappy she doesn’t deserve this.

[@gunboatwillie8536]

@@OnlyEatingMeat Why does everyone always point and say someone else is worse off? That is called a 'deflection' and it is used to ignore an issue that needs addressing.

[@LinChunpei08]

nurse average salary with 25 yrs experience should be 80K, rent max 2000 a month, food 800 max, transit 200 monthly max. conclusion:she spent all money on non essentials

[@nathanmuir5420]

@@gunboatwillie8536 Don't deflect from the truth.

[@gunboatwillie8536]

@@nathanmuir5420 Why should I bother when you are doing a great job of deflection already. Chow.

[@nathanmuir5420]

@@gunboatwillie8536 Just so you know, you are spelling "chow" wrong. It's Ciao.

[@kandym3478]

This country is going down the drain... If things don't change soon, we'll be leaving.

[@-moumou-]

Must be nice to have that privilege.

[@Elizabeth-vw1vb]

To go where???

[@MikoWilson]

Where exactly? lol

[@michaelrmurphy2734]

And go where?

[@glacier8678]

@@MikoWilson finland or some other place in europe lol

[@oliverz6581]

I'm not a nurse but I'm a medical professional and I can't afford to buy any groceries that aren't on sale, I'm eating the same meals everyday, bike to work, and still barely saving anything to put into my mortgage. 10 years ago I was working in a grocery store making a lot less and somehow living better than I am today....

[@tylermca8616]

No she’s a nurse. If she’s sleeping in a van it’s because of poor life decisions.

[@romeoandjuliet6522]

Sell your house get rid of it and move to country side work on Macdonald

[@shari9721]

@@tylermca8616 you have no idea if she got divorced , lost her husband , then raised her kids on her own , paid for their schooling , then decided an apt made the most sense for her on her own and to retire in , none of those are "poor life decisions" . There is absolutely no reason why someone working full time ( especially a nurse of 25 yrs) is unable to afford to rent a 1 bedroom apt . $1800 rent min for a 1 bedroom apt is ridiculous.

[@fringe_minority]

Don't get it. How much is your mortgage?

[@minimaxmiaandme.4971]

@@tylermca8616 Care aide, they make 1/3 of what nurses make. $16 - $20 hourly.....

[@milagiganticurchod6138]

The same is happening in Australia. Rentals have increased by 35 to 50% recently. The Gov is doing nothing to apply rent control neither to get sufficient affordable accommodation. A very sad scenario. I do empathize with this lady and hope her situation is improved and she gets a suitable and safe place to live.

[@bmw803]

East German government was micro managing rent prices and it created huge shortages and dilapidated buildings. What's needed is a favorable business climate, so builders can see a purpose of building rental housing.

[@ryeinaldobettahavmamony7656]

Rent control is not the solution. More housing and controlling inflation is the solution.

[@maverick2222]

Sounds similar wherever you go. Compassion for others is becoming an extinct virtue - greed and selfishness is what it's all about now.

[@arosamia]

In Ireland, rental prices went up double in the past few years, countryside. I don't know what's going on in the capital city, Dublin.

[@taxicamel]

There ARE rent controls in Canada. This story explains very little. What information IS provided strongly suggests very poor decisions and very poor life-style. She makes well over $50k annually .....and no one will live with her .....by choice. .

[@jimmyhat3438]

The cost of housing needs to come down everywhere in Canada

[@nathanmuir5420]

Guess what? It’s not. And you can thank our Prime Minister and our welfare bum way of life in Canada.

[@dersim7750]

Not the cost, the interest neeeds to drop

[@jessd4048]

If this story surprises the host of this program she has not been paying attention and consequently not doing her job highlighting the extent of this crisis in Canada. I personally know heaps of healthcare professionals from HCAs to registered nurses living in vans or moving back with their parents if they are in a position to have family because of the cost of housing being so completely out of reach. We are in a deep crisis.

[@tasmiahtanjeen5548]

True!

[@stevestruthers6180]

And our federal, provincial and municipal governments are doing essentially nothing about this beyond making a few pitiful noises about it and making lots of promises, few or none of which will ever be realized. If the crisis isn't meaningfully addressed soon, Canada as a civilization and economy will collapse. And if we think we're having a brain drain now, just wait. Anyone with skills and intelligence will soon leave. You can't sustain an economy that is predicated solely on rampant real estate speculation and unaffordable housing. I can't help but think this crisis was deliberately caused. For what reason beyond sheer greed is beyond me.

[@Kreygore]

yeah for real

[@shawnobetkoff4628]

So are they still voting liberal?

[@jessd4048]

@@shawnobetkoff4628 liberal & conservative alike. Both wings of the same dreadful bird

[@southhillfarm2795]

This makes me angry and frustrated. There is no way she should not be able to afford rent. This scenario has happened in a very short time in Halifax.

[@darrenallen1387]

She can afford to live in an apartment she chooses to live in a van to save money

[@lindab5680]

@@darrenallen1387 This.

[@kimsedgwick8119]

Same prices in Ontario. I can't afford 2000, anymore. I'm not paying 1200 to rent a room. I'll live on the street before I pay that extortion price

[@bpatel4434]

Rents are skyrocketing too

[@kimsedgwick8119]

@@bpatel4434 Yes. This is on purpose

[@em13thirteen]

I used to be a proud canadian

[@gunstargizmo]

When? This has been a problem for decades.

[@thefnafdetective]

Then, the Justin Trudeau nation attacked…

[@justsayin5609]

Let's get something clear here. She has stated she is a CCA in NS. That is an unregulated care provider, NOT a nurse. In most provinces that is a very poorly paid position. Regardless, working at a hospital full time for 25 years and not being able to afford rent is absurd. There is more to this story, without a doubt. I am in awe of her courage while at the same time very concerned about her safety.

[@charmingjinx9379]

Agreed. We are not getting the entire story and she is NOT a nurse. She's not working as a nurse for a reason. If she was competent as a nurse, I'm sure she could find well-paid gainful employment in Atlantic Canada. That being said, everyone should be able to afford safe residence. But I really think, by and large, she's CHOOSING to live in her van.

[@shrimpy7862]

​@@charmingjinx9379>well paid nurse >Atlantic Canada Not a chance

[@hasht7331]

Also does N.S. have two types? In Ontario there's RPN, and RN. Big difference in pay and opportunities.

[@jenjeepers]

@@hasht7331RPNs and RNs are licensed, regulated nurses. CCAs are the equivalent of a Personal Support Worker.

[@lbar9720]

Yes, absolutely. I'm a Nurse, and I said exactly the same thing! It's doubtful that she went to College at all, and probably works for minimum wage. It pisses me off that she didn't correct the interviewer!

[@weslenkewich7359]

Headlines said she's a Nurse.. she's not. She is a CCA (Continuing Care Aid) far far from a nurse as far as income and education.

[@romeoandjuliet6522]

😂

[@savesheikhjarrah1480]

😮

[@Tourist1967]

Correct.

[@workinonit7508]

Yes but she's still a skilled professional. If she can't afford an apartment imagine how others are doing?

[@rauserbegins5850]

Yep, I was thinking the same thing. I think "Nurse Living in Van" made for a better headline.

[@Jack-r2v9b]

Living in a car in Australia, I've worked all my life....no I don't drink, smoke or do drugs,there are no houses even if you can afford one.Funny how it's happening all over the world, I'm actually happy that I'm not being held to ransom for rent.

[@shauncameron8390]

[@Mathchickey]

​@shauncameron8390 who would want to live in Venezuela?

[@cocochocookiedough]

​@@shauncameron8390 how are things there?

[@minimaxmiaandme.4971]

@@cocochocookiedough He/she is a troll, never been to either place, obviously

[@littlethings8331]

It's not all over the world. only those immigration countries and countries with a lot population increase.

[@geoffwhite3664]

Ditto. Like Terri, I was rent-evicted when my landlord told me he was putting up the house for sale, in which I rented a basement suite for $700/month. I slept in my van while I searched vainly for another place. That was a year ago. He still hasn't sold the house but has re-rented the suite for $1400. My pension/benefits total $1800 monthly. No way I could afford $1400.month, if I want to eat. I'm a retired teacher, 71 yrs old. I'm still sleeping in the van and probably will be for life.

[@TheBillaro]

just lost for words here. why is this happening? how do you manage winters

[@margaretr5701]

Your CPP+OAS, plus your teachers pension should add up to more than $1800. I hope you're receiving all three retirement benefits.

[@devonglowka6901]

I just got a paralegal degree living out of my car the past 2 years. One year rent was more than a 2 year college degree...

[@markhirstwood4190]

Diploma, not degree.

[@TheSUPERHAPPY1]

How did you do it?

[@devonglowka6901]

@@TheSUPERHAPPY1 I didn't have a choice. Toxic landlord, toxic workplace and hyperinflation. Same situation as everyone else. Starting another 2 year program in Sept for a BA(Hons)

[@travisf7818]

@@devonglowka6901 Kudos to you.... where there is a will, there is a way.

[@livinginavwvan207]

Living in my 30' RV I'll save over $20,000 a year in rent. It has a full kitchen, shower, queen bed, 2 TV's, bathroom, AC, furnace etc and I'll be adding solar + lithium batteries so it doesnt have to be plugged in and starlink internet so I can stay connected when out in the sticks on crown land (free) camping

[@jaredvaughan1665]

I lived in a van for 6 months. No shame in that.

[@G0LDSNAKE]

The way she goes.

[@seananthony7169]

There is shame in not being able to supply your citizens with enough affordable housing

[@briankroger7879]

Its not your shame, its Trudeau's shame. We now have the highest levels of homelessness than at anytime in our history.

[@livinginavwvan207]

See < video series, to do it right you have to leave Canada in October/November for warmer temps and come back in April/May. Take advantage of the 6 months allowed down south. The brutal and depressing winters up here I can't deal with anymore

[@joeng4057]

I currently live in a van down by the river

[@barbdixon7785]

Yup. After decades of home ownership, I lost everything in a divorce. Once my daughter moves out, I’ll be looking for a van/motor home as I can’t maintain these rent levels. Scary and sad..

[@cindybates68]

no one cares , its not about you

[@kyleklmondwa9042]

Judges dont take "everything" from you in a Divorce. Stop being Dramatic.

[@Greg-lw4zb]

@@kyleklmondwa9042 In written communication, it is not a rule that you capitalize words in the middle of sentences starting with the letter d. Get some compassion, you disappointing lout.

[@mardy_s]

@@kyleklmondwa9042 debts get paid before leftover gets split between the couple. If there is more debt than equity, you walk away with nothing.

[@schmo7777]

​@@kyleklmondwa9042if your ex spent all your money and you were the bread winner they will get alimony and child support essentially leaving you with nothing.

[@grumpydaddy4209]

rent for a pretty basic 1BR in Vancouver is 36000 per year. Minimum wage is less than 35000 per year. When basic wages are lower than basic rent we have a huge problem.

[@warrengauthier4699]

Yeah it is called get a goddamn room mate. No one is entitled to an apartment in an expensive city.

[@martymcfly1776]

@@warrengauthier4699 It's called what happened to all the minimum-wage earners? Why can't we hire somebody to wash our dishes or mop our floors?

[@warrengauthier4699]

@martymcfly1776 : There is always someone available for dead end jobs via college students or fresh out of high school.

[@grumpydaddy4209]

​@@warrengauthier4699 If there were enough high schoolers and college students to fill those positions we wouldn't have a labour shortage.

[@warrengauthier4699]

@grumpydaddy4209 : No idea where you shop but all of the low / no skill jobs have employees where I shop. The sky is not falling Chicken Little.

[@Cballin]

i suspect this will become more and more common over the next 5-10 years

[@jptrainor]

I joke with my young adult kids about who will inherit the old, but well maintained, family van. I don't, however, joke with them about the reality that I am willing to convert the basement of our house into two small apartments for them to live, if necessary, in until this situation corrects itself.

[@CarlingOV]

60 million more Immigrants planned!!!

[@derek89273]

Keep voting Liberal and yes

[@romeoandjuliet6522]

​@@CarlingOVreally 60 million ?

[@romeoandjuliet6522]

​@@CarlingOVwhere they will live on roads and side walks 🚶‍♂️

[@lc8850]

She has been working for 25 years? there must be another personal reason not being disclosed here.

[@BrandonMerck]

The government is more concern about the refugees sleeping on the streets.

[@AL.BUNDY.]

Housing in Canada is insane. The government has to slow down immigration. This is just shameful.

[@RollOnBusin]

@@fivefingerdiscount "Supply & demand"

[@kodyadams5561]

ABSOLUTELY 100% IMMIGRANTS ARE THE PROBLEM MONEY FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING NEW PROJECTS HAS BEEN SLASHED BY 64% TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR 280,000 IMMIGRANTS TO CANADA IN 2022. 😢😢😢😢😢

[@CA-1954]

Professionals are not coming any more most of the new immigrants and refugees are going to end up on welfare.

[@massonz3224]

Imagine if they stopped immgration when you wanted to come here as a immigrant.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

You can thank Little Jimmy Flaherty.

[@frankdimitrakopoulos7444]

The funny thing is she doesn't even qualify for the grocery rebate

[@curto201]

the funny thing is she did this to herself?

[@ozonebaby5161]

So she is making over $60G per year than ???

[@shauncameron8390]

Nope. To qualify, she would had to have made less than $43 000 net in the past calendar year.

[@RiiFT]

I rent and own nothing. I pay $1,750 for my apartment a month; so if my rent keeps increasing, even though I have a full time job that pays over minimum wage I will probably end up homeless. I'm saving all the extra beans I can earn to buy a van to live in for this exact eventuality.

[@shereenhassan913]

You will love it. Let rents go to hell. Been living full time in my suv with my dog since January

[@safidiane5231]

The life in canada is not easy this time. The rent bill is too expensive.

[@Someguy8822]

Don’t worry, it will get better when Turdolf brings in a shitload more immigrants.

[@hbbstn]

I know this doesn't sound great and fair, but you can downgrade your housing situation. Like move out asap? Find a roommate and pay about $1,000.

[@Idiotsincarshere]

Time to get some better skills

[@michaelkellar438]

I had a great job in Ontario and was stuck living in a Van for 2 years due to the rental costs. I moved to Edmonton, bought a house, new car, all new furniture and My monthly rent and utilities is now $1200 a month..... F... you Ontario.... The government needs to start taking responsibility because no one should have to live without housing.

[@alyssawoodman]

Edmonton is a dumpster fire. Lived there for over 20 years...NEVER AGAIN

[@AceDetectives]

Yeah but you have to live in Alberta. Better a shack in Ontario than a house in (ugh) Alberta.

[@jamess9808]

Your not the only one all the indians from bc and Ontario are coming here as well shooting rent prices thru the roof

[@misssweetlana]

​@@AceDetectiveswhy Alberta is so bad though?

[@stone-rock]

@@jamess9808 Indians taking over Canada?

[@mistersunshinebaby]

I lived in a van for 4 years because of the cost of housing

[@-moumou-]

We did for 3 years.

[@mylifejourney74]

Your channel rocks dude.

[@mistersunshinebaby]

@@mylifejourney74 thanks!

[@cowboysfan6699]

Alberta 51 NOW!!!

[@patmurphy2472]

The way our nurses and teachers are treated is a national disgrace. Doug Ford can build all the hospital beds he wants, but who's going to staff them. Nurses need a big raise and reasonable work hours!

[@dylanc9174]

​​@@psychette8846kay, you don't want teachers, or nurses. Just don't cry when your kid grows up to be stupid, and you die because there are no nurses to attend you.

[@bmw803]

Maybe you write their paychecks!!!! What's needed is those goofball politicians and bureaucrats to stop meddling with the economy. East German government micro managed the economy and it created MASSIVE shortages in housing and buildings were in HORRIFIC conditions.

[@missmayflower]

@@psychette8846Not at all.

[@cindybates68]

they sit on their asses 6 hrs of a 8 hr shift gossiping , underpaid my ass

[@acorespaisagensmeditacao2939]

How much more you want to make 500.0000,00 a year?

[@user-xj9vf4xb9p]

This would be surprising even for Vancouver but Halifax??? Unbelievable. Something has to change...

[@user-lettersandshit]

It's a choice

[@ShomoGoldburgler]

Nationwide protests and strikes! Nah, Canucks like to be trampled all over!!

[@Idiotsincarshere]

Less humans would help

[@M1978-p8j]

House prices are at least $600,000 there now for an entry level house. It’s exploded in population in the last few yrs. It’s the new Victoria,BC .Halifax was the fastest growing city in Canada for the last few yrs now. Beautiful city and beautiful province

[@therarebreed8038]

Yes the Trudeau government

[@hajaga]

I read in the news today that Truadue has given 8 billion dollars so far to Ukraine and meanwhile Canadians with full time job are forced to sleep in a van. Canada is broken.

[@cskvision]

At least Canadians are not being invaded and shelled by a barbaric violent country.

[@iamthatiam44444]

Suddenly being on disability and living in government housing isn't so bad. Same thing is happening here in Australia, rents are so expensive and rarely under $400 a week.

[@naturegirl372]

Yes, same here...government housing and on disability, otherwise, I guess I'd be on the street. Even if I could go back to, which would be for minimum wage, there's no way to afford "fair market" rent. It's a horrible place to live and getting worse, as more "undesirables" move in and cluster around, but it's warmth and basic amenities and I'm grateful.

[@iamthatiam44444]

@naturegirl372 Yeah, the more greaful we are, the better energy is produced. I'm extremely lucky, I'm in Redcliffe just a short walk from the beach, I go for walks and see all the tents of the homeless at Gayundh park and think that would be me even if I was still working🫤

[@maressacox]

Is the reason why ppl can’t afford things because everything is so high because we are paying for ppl like you to not have to work?

[@blackfaceTrudeau107]

Commit a terrible crime so you can be in jail for free housing and 3 guaranteed meals a day!!!

[@iamthatiam44444]

@blackfaceTrudeau107 I don't need to I'm financially stable in this stage of my life due to inheritance.

[@nicoleziegler6112]

What do you expect the outcome to be, when you have the leader of Canada, throwing all our tax payer dollars to other countries and not investing in his own country or citizens!!!! The only solution is vote of non confidence for this government

[@nathanmuir5420]

Let’s send more money to Ukraine or give some more Corporate Welfare to companies with millions of dollars of annual profit. Oh Canada…

[@shereenhassan913]

Same. I have been sleeping in my suv full time since January with my dog. Let rents go to hell

[@lostallhope675]

My rent is low right know but they want to raise it to 2200 a month. I have a Suv, so if it comes to not being able to pay I'm going to live out of my suv.

[@stevenpenning705]

a cca in nova scotia averages 63K which is 3500 monthly after tax... she is either making a point, wanting this or has spending issue...A quick check and Ifound the following for a room: 600/th as well as : 900 and 700 and 1200

[@petritdecani1013]

Pretty sad honestly, also knowing she has children who are adults, you might think they would support their mother so she doesnt have to live in a van, but these days the respect for parents has diminished as well which is another calamity on its own.

[@billmcmeekin7909]

Thank JT and Crista for this. 1/2 trillion government spending in 4 years. What else could we expect?

[@rogergoltz6672]

8 years of a liberal government what do you expect?

[@winnipegchick7980]

I raised my kids, got divorced. I was an HCA. I have to live in a rooming house. And I am terrified of retirement. What's lower than a rooming house!?!? I'm scared.

[@theflowpowa42oshow]

I don't think your the only one

[@warrengauthier4699]

What were you doing when you could buy house for EFF all in Winnipeg?

[@MilkBreadASMR]

I’m so sorry :( ❤

[@summerstar8299]

Is there a cheaper area you can move to

[@kyungshim6483]

$3,000/month for an average 1-bedroom apartment in Vancouver. Crazy times. On the positive side, she can have a different ocean view everyday of her life for nothing at all.

[@brownnomad6805]

Stop your fine dining, lucrative vacation trips and Move outskirts. Buying outskirts is best but you have affordable rental options. You can always make it work.

[@RollOnBusin]

Living in a van/RV/bus is not free

[@zeeshandogar9406]

other than her personal comfort and mental sanity.

[@jumbome7420]

Halifax isn’t in Vancouver

[@coreygilbert62]

​@speave3941 ain't that the truth with trailer payments pad 3000 a month vancouver island

[@Pricklesthebedbug]

I'm in my 30s. Pretty much all my friends need to live with family. No one can afford to have independence. Governments certainly prepared generations ahead

[@micheleemcdaniel389]

She is brave and resourceful.

[@hbbstn]

Canadian dream. Take notice, newcomers.

[@98engine]

The title of this video is very misleading. She IS NOT a nurse but rather a continuing care aide. A nurse is a protected title that requires maintaining a license. Please change this asap.

[@TheAngela2C]

Does not sound right Something else is out if the picture Worked for10 years: min pay 10 cad per hour, but we managed to buy a house and payed it off

[@magnoliaflower3310]

When van life and small homes used to be a niche thing for quirky couples in their early 30s is now very much a reality for some whether they like it or not.

[@slsilver481]

The problem is that vehicles break down and sometimes cost thousands to fix.

[@user-lettersandshit]

She likes it

[@M1978-p8j]

@@slsilver481you obviously haven’t have to ever pay properly tax, HOA fees etc.

[@Ugly5872]

​@@slsilver481That's why bicycles are better, cars are a waste of gas and money in small towns

[@lollylip10]

you imagine working 25 years in a hospital and never managed to have enough money to own a home

[@shauncameron8390]

That is on her.

[@monraie]

​@@shauncameron8390 Is it though?

[@babyreps365]

Poor life decisions stop playing the victim. She's divorced with at least 2 kids. Single living in a van is her choice

[@babyreps365]

​@@monraieyes it is

[@monraie]

@@babyreps365 So, housing prices in Canada according to you aren't at all out of control? I think that at best, it's a little bit of both.

[@bobbifoth5492]

I’m an accountant and because my job is 3 hrs away from my place , I currently sleep in my vehicle all week for the same reason

[@hbbstn]

She must be able to afford a studio, at least, but she refuses to make "investors" and banks richer. I admire her courage.

[@Mathchickey]

Do you know how hard it is to find a one bedroom or studio apartment in Halifax, let alone one that is affordable?!

[@thaturaniumguy]

Yet, the investors and bankers have the last laugh : they own everything.

[@romeoandjuliet6522]

​@@thaturaniumguytrue banks own everything

[@Human4Peace]

@Mathchickey same here in NB. Many apartment buildings were bought up here by companies from Ontario. My adult child had to move back home because the building bought by company from out of Province that gave everyone an option to go to a different building they owned or leave early and get some extra cash back (so they could renovate every apartment unit)

[@briankroger7879]

Huh? Lol...do you even know how things work?

[@TheIslingtongirl]

I worked full time in a furniture store in the office and the only reason I wasn't homeless is that I have my mom's house to live in. Used to be able to afford an apartment just fine in my town. Not even close now. This is everywhere.

[@cowboysfan6699]

Alberta needs to separate immediately. Canada is pathetic.

[@babyreps365]

How many years did you live paycheck to paycheck and not save any money? Do you have a degree or any post grad education?

[@bcc5084]

This is what happens when they print money but not housing supply.. thanks Turdeau

[@CanadianDreamer]

Van living is happening more and more.😮

[@romeoandjuliet6522]

But how they survive a long winter 8 months snow storms in van she will be freezing to death

[@jeremychippett905]

Absolutely it is bro. There's a community of it now a days

[@CanadianDreamer]

@@jeremychippett905 Yes even in the Big City's.

[@jeremychippett905]

@CanadianDreamer lots of it happening in Calgary I kno that.

[@CanadianDreamer]

@@jeremychippett905 I imagine rent is very high there also.

[@lawrencerobles6207]

This is true, as an RN myself, I could verify that we are severely underpaid and under-appreciated.

[@Mummacita80]

Shes not an RN - CCA $16/hr due to the free education to become a CCA

[@TheEpicSploop]

23.50-25.50$/hr at her employer. Still not enough to live.

[@user-lettersandshit]

Living wage in Halifax is about 23$ an hour, at 37 hours per week. She can afford it

[@shauncameron8390]

@@TheEpicSploop That's slightly above the average in Halifax. Enough to live on.

[@TheBasedCanadian]

@@user-lettersandshit I live downtown Halifax making less then her cleaning hotel rooms living alone and I manage. I go without cable internet and many other non necessities

[@marine280]

Thousends of nurses and doctors in BC are potentially homeless because they got fired during Cvid and never were rehired..

[@peekaboo4390]

Not just homeowners, I rent, eat once a day and hungry most of the day. I can't afford to drive due to ridiculous fuel prices. I too am in Halifax NS, a province with the highest tax and the lowest wages in the country. I wish I had a camper or could afford one so I could eat more often by eliminating my rent. Yesterday I found out the Ukrainians coming to Canada get free housing, wow must be nice to get treated like kings by our boy wonder on the hill.

[@marloon88]

Clickbait! nursing assistant isn't a nurse. Wages are different.

[@susanelezebeth]

Bring some more immigrants and refugees in, they are already living on Toronto streets should be a big help ugh

[@ajmalcosman46]

Liberterian policies unfortunately.

[@casual35]

Immigration has zero to do with it.

[@j0kerr1]

@@casual35 Immigration and illegal immigration drive down income. Then liberals drive up cost of living. Sometimes you get what you vote for.

[@ryan2376]

Of course it does, its not the only cause but all those new immigrants need affordable housing. I'm by no means against immigration but you have to scale it against affordable housing.

[@khozen8420]

This has more to do with overspending of the budget and inflation from printing money which makes the cost of living go up, not immigrants.

[@jeremywilson7164]

She is not a nurse. Shes an aid making $18-24 an hour. A RN whos been working for 25 years would be making closer to $60 an hour. Big difference in salary.

[@user-TheHumanSleepingPill]

This person is not a nurse she is a (CCA) continuing care assistant. There’s a difference.

[@duskworker8469]

dont listen to the literal bots that just say 'this is everywhere' ' this is all over the world' we KNOW what we've lost in this country. Canadians need to speak louder

[@khozen8420]

This is absolutely terrifying, Canada really went down hill, I live in Hamilton and rent is getting crazy here as well, Canada can't afford Trudeau anymore, he wrecked this country big time.

[@travisf7818]

Hamilton, Brantford, anything in the surrounding area got absolutely fucked by investors and the GTA ripple effect. Mix in the goof we have as a Prime Minister and we're just doomed.

[@jonnysaint5261]

you cant blame Trudeau for every problem. Imflation, housing etc is a huge problem in the west.

[@shauncameron8390]

@@jonnysaint5261 Inflation is Trudeau's fault alongside Carbon and Fuel taxes and unchecked mass immigration.

[@alexpereira6528]

Thank you Justin

[@ohsnap6506]

YaY for Justin, he is great, everyone should live in a van is his motto.

[@Cneajna_Rusalki]

"Nurse" in the title was misleading, she's not an RN or even RPN

[@stanislavvolo9707]

If Halifax is tough, think what it’s like in Vancouver

[@jeremychippett905]

Yup or yellowknife

[@shauncameron8390]

@@jeremychippett905 Yellowknife is tough due to everything having to be transported. Just like Baffin Island.

[@email5023]

Her winter time Halifax weather is a lot more tougher than Vancouver's.

[@gaynorpatterson2915]

@@email5023I agre. How would you do it in the winter? You’d be spending tons of money on gas

[@parrolet5774]

@@gaynorpatterson2915could find temporary housing for Winter months, and live in a vehicle otherwise

[@urbanbshvac]

She needs a solid go fund me account, can you imagine this lady helping you while your in a hospital bed then she goes home to a van down by the river? And shes in Halifax? Im in Toronto, This country is crazy

[@Ilikepicking]

We all needed to be funded or refunded from this criminal government

[@MeMe-zq7qd]

I would love to start a go-fund me for this woman because this is appalling!

[@Riders241]

Every actual canadian needs a go fund me then

[@ickster23]

No, urban centres are crazy. As a side note, please stay there and keep the crazy contained. 😉

[@nathanmuir5420]

True. And weirdos still walking around with masks on too.

[@Churchie9090]

25 Years working as a CCA. U R an incredible person Thank U for your services

[@frontierfishingwithryanmac1981]

She has a better view from her van than probably living in a house! I hope to one day live in a van close to the lake or ocean...

[@Europa1749]

But what does she do in the Canadian winter? She must have a way to heat her van.

[@a.konadu4010]

Its easier when it's a choice and not out of necessity.

[@David-ng7cr]

​@Europa1749 there are several ways of heating a van. The cheapest is a diesel heater. Cheap to buy and run. Also propane. It a life style that is not for everyone.

[@stone-rock]

or "down by the river"

[@homer30]

She's not a nurse(RN). Nurse in Canada makes at least $90,000 a year.

[@morgancarter9087]

I have a decent apartment here in Montreal and make $1300 every two weeks My rent is $1500

[@Theconcretewizzard]

This is a real issue in Canada

[@G0OS3]

I am a senior engineer (Canadian trained) and I cant afford to buy a house. Employers do not want to pay for skilled workers and the cost of living is just absurd in this country.

[@goolsen5630]

Well you are doing something wrong.

[@oluwaseunakanbi8317]

Can. You imagine! A senior engineer that can't afford to buy a house yet.. we are just hopeless slaves with no meaningful future for our generations in this era.

[@user-lettersandshit]

I bought a house as a dishwasher

[@NotSoNiceCanadian69]

I'm so sorry...❤ it was not always like this my friend..

[@briankroger7879]

​@@user-lettersandshitlmfao...ya right. Where? In the NWT?...

[@chrisogden7001]

Thank you Justin :)

[@roscosredneckadventures6717]

From british columbia Canada. Iv been living in a travel trailer 5 years now due to high rent cost and having to live off assistance after a spine/nerve injury. I see many canadians moving into anything from cars to R.V . And in comming yeqrs many more will be doing the same if aomething is not done about our housing market aswell as inflation

[@samsung_fone_screens_hav_lines]

I would be concerned for her safety as family or a friend.

[@MasterBuilderofTruth]

The cost of gas will soon evict her from the van.

[@TheVoiceofReason4ya]

If this anchor is actually this shocked at the cost of living, she and her whole station aren't doing their jobs....but why would that shock anyone?

[@mirabella2154]

She mentioned that she has kids... Why don't they offer her a room instead of letting their mother sleep in a van which is very unsafe ?

[@maha4148]

I sold my hose to be able to buy food and rent a small apartment live with my teenage kids.

[@misssweetlana]

I wouldn't call this a smart move. If you own, figure out how to keep the house. Couldn't you rented out rooms in your own home to others?

[@wintertarzanjagrup2527]

You worked 25 years at the hospital cant you call a friend and sleep on they floor

[@chrisbradshaw6099]

am i the only one who physically hid their face in shame when she said she, a healthcare worker, lived in a van?

[@erik1993]

If you have been a nurse for 25 years and you are now living in a van it is on you, not the government. It doesnt matter where you live on the planet, you have made terrible life decisions, you should be the one today trying to sell your house for 600k+.

[@ggggg77273]

Yeah, no kidding. You have to have been saving literally no money if you worked for 25 years and end up that way. Obviously circumstances out of your control can happen, the world is an unpredictable place but usually if you have some savings, and a bit of support from family/friends this is probably avoided more often than it isn't.

[@Sturgeon85]

I'm sure another carbon tax and two or three additional compliance boosters will put her on a better path

[@stephaniestgermain7592]

Sad

[@martymcfly1776]

Ridiculous. The carbon tax doesn't hurt you unless you own a diesel super duty and drive 50,000 km a year. What's making her live in a house is the super inflated housing market.

[@Sturgeon85]

@@martymcfly1776 the carbon tax hurts you if you do something as simple as purchase food from a grocery store, dummy

[@AtomicFrog77]

🤦‍♂️

[@shieh.4743]

This is homelessness and not remotely glamorous. It isn't a "van life" so much as "living in a van down by the river".

[@Will-zc8cq]

Thank Justin Trudeau it’s 100% square on his shoulders

[@shea1219]

I understand you don't like Trudeau, but this is a worldwide problem. Can you blame Trudeau for the housing crisis world-wide?

[@Mavatar11]

I work in the health care system full time and it’s a struggle as a single person

[@dave6790]

CCAs make around $23-$25 hr. here in Hellifax, nowhere near enough to live happily. Its the nurses, doctors and surgeons that rake it in.

[@briankroger7879]

As it should be. They have MUCH more education.

[@shauncameron8390]

$23-25 is roughly the average wage in Montreal.

[@gentlegiants1974]

After separation lost pretty well everything, living in a borrowed camper for the summer while I work 2 jobs to stay afloat and find some extra time and cash to build a tiny home before winter. I have spent a few winters in damp freezing trailers in my life. Never been out of work in my life and costs just keep going up. The winner takes it all...

[@ceed.r.3446]

Trudeau's done so much damage to this once great country of our's. Basically, irreparable at this point.

[@VanlifeNS]

3 years for me with a service dog. Work full time in Halifax/Dartmouth as a city truck driver. Spent 19 years on the road in a truck.

[@derek89273]

Misleading video, critical care assistant.

[@jenfoster128]

Please do not refer to a NA as a 'nurse'. They aren't. A registered nurse is the one who holds the generic term 'nurse'. The difference is 4 years of University education and an incredibly high GPA needed to even get into the BScN program to begin with.

[@tapzoo54]

How do you survive winter in Canada on a van?

[@moldyal]

1000 a month for shared accommodation working as a nurse doesn’t sound like a deal breaker,

[@michaeldoxey1240]

This is happening all over the world. I was living in Reno (2022) NV, USA and the cost of apartments has gone sky-high. Studio apartments are going for 1,800 to 2,500 a month - crazy!

[@JA-mq9ti]

Greed

[@m.b5777]

Not all over the world. Only in some countries

[@duskworker8469]

ok but yall make MORE in america. and consider our weaker dollar in canada as well.

[@rapture1014]

Bro wtf ur talking about that's just in the west morroco everyone is an owner

[@shauncameron8390]

Not in Japan. Or Switzerland. Or even Venezuela. WTF do you mean all over the world?

[@rickboer7715]

In 1981 we were paying 24% interest rates and the price for hogs plummeted to 45 Cents a pound the lowest price in history. We barely survived.

[@choingmanggong]

The Canadian Gov. fueled the renoviction across the country. What landlord wouldn't take the Gov subsidy money to renovate, at the same time allowing them to legally kick out the current tenant, to then double or even triple the rent after a few hundred in renos. The Gov set up the perfect storm.

[@BG-ig6fd]

The housing crisis isn’t so much due to the spike in cost of living. It is especially due to salaries not keeping up with the cost of living. $11-$15 minimum wage is unliveable and cruel. Even $40 cdn pr/hr is barely enough.

[@robertemard9452]

Not buying this story.

[@cavelleardiel]

GET YOUR INFORMATION RIGHT. SHE IS NOT A NURSE BUT A CARE AIDE. HUGE DIFFERENCE IN WAGE.

[@terryl.cooper]

Exactly.

[@jaredvaughan1665]

This is what 500 000 immigrants a year inevitably produces.

[@Marc-gj9vx]

Yes! This coupled with strict zoning, long delays for building permits, and tons of taxes and fees for new housing construction.

[@mylifejourney74]

@@Marc-gj9vx Hit the nail on the coffin.

[@romeoandjuliet6522]

One million last year one million this year 80% from India government think they will bring money 💰 😅

[@KKX8619]

Yeah, all these poor immigrants with no savings and no credit somehow magically getting mortgages and driving up prices

[@cowboysfan6699]

Mass immigration is destroying the nation. Alberta needs to separate and join the USA immediately.