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As the evening cold set in, Lindy Trapper and three friends spread a blanket on a platform overlooking the tracks at Villa-Maria Metro, in Montreal’s west end. Soon after, two intervention workers told them to leave. They were escorted up to the subway entrance, but without any clear options, stayed …
Read More »Manitoba Tory leadership candidate jokes about letting polar bears loose to combat homelessness
Manitoba Progressive Conservative Party leadership candidate Wally Daudrich joked to a group of party members this week he could reduce homelessness in Winnipeg by letting polar bears loose downtown. One party member who volunteers at a downtown mission that serves homeless people said he is not amused. Daudrich, who operates ecotours to view …
Read More »‘Different this time’: Critics say Ford’s ‘get off your A-S-S’ remarks are an escalation
Premier Doug Ford has rarely been shy in his view that people receiving state support like Ontario Works should be looking for “gainful employment” but comments he made on Monday, and repeated Tuesday, represent a shift in tone for some critics. At an unrelated event in Coburg, Ont., on Monday, …
Read More »Kingston, Ont., man faces murder charges in connection with encampment killings
Police in Kingston, Ont., say a 47-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder and attempted murder in connection with killings in a homeless encampment on Thursday. They say the accused, who is from Kingston, remains in custody after he appeared in court on Friday afternoon. Police also identified the …
Read More »Brother-in-law of Ontario man allegedly swarmed by teens says family reeling from loss
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The brother-in-law of a homeless Toronto man who died after police allege he was attacked by a group of teen girls told an Ontario court on Friday that his entire family is reeling from the loss. Eric Shum read a victim impact …
Read More »Opposition parties join calls for Ontario to recalibrate approach to homelessness
Calls are growing for the provincial government to step up its response to social and economic issues manifesting in homeless encampments across Ontario’s towns and cities. The leaders of Ontario’s three opposition parties joined a plea on Monday started by municipal mayors for the province to negotiate a new deal …
Read More »Ontario cities to demand province address ‘thousands of people living in the streets’
When local councillors and mayors descend on Ottawa next week for an annual municipal lobbying event, homelessness and growing social problems in Ontario’s towns and cities will be top of mind. The Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference in Ottawa — set to run from Aug. 18-21 — is an …
Read More »‘Humanitarian crisis’: Ontario cities beg province to create new ministry for homelessness
The leaders of Ontario’s largest cities are calling on the provincial government to appoint a cabinet minister to manage a provincewide response to a growing trend of homelessness and a number of encampments they say have reached crisis levels. Launching a new campaign at Queen’s Park on Thursday, Ontario’s Big …
Read More »‘Housing first’ model for homelessness finds more support from Manitoba politicians – Winnipeg
Homelessness is a pervasive issue that persists for many communities from coast to coast to coast. When it comes to addressing the issue here in Manitoba, municipal and provincial leaders are looking to success in other jurisdictions as a framework to tackle chronic homelessness. Last September, Mayor Scott Gillingham travelled …
Read More »Saskatchewan MP blames federal government for crime, homelessness and addiction problems
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Saskatoon West MP Brad Redekopp has written a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau blaming his government’s policies for issues like crime, homelessness and addiction but a local professor says he is shifting blame to the wrong people. Redekopp says he hears …
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