When a country as prosperous as Canada cannot meet the shelter and housing needs of the most vulnerable and marginalized, this is an indicator of a profound crisis. It signals the failure of the dominant market-driven model for providing housing and personal security. We are approaching a level of displacement that Canada has not witnessed since the Great Depression.
The City is getting a failing grade for its winter plan to support Toronto s homeless population. The Shelter and Housing Justice Network (SHJN) is releasing its own plan and urging the city to implement it.
Advocates for unhoused people in Toronto presented their own winter homelessness plan on Friday, saying the city isn't doing enough to address the need for safe indoor spaces for people who have nowhere to go.
The City is getting a failing grade for its winter plan to support Toronto s homeless population. The Shelter and Housing Justice Network (SHJN) is releasing its own plan and urging the city to implement it.