Posted: Jul 12, 2021 11:08 PM ET | Last Updated: July 13
Encampment supporters defend a group of tents while Toronto police enforce an eviction order in Trinity Bellwoods Park on June 22.(Evan Mitsui/CBC)
Homeless advocates are calling on Mayor John Tory to end the use of force against encampments in city parks and to adopt a more compassionate approach when dealing with unhoused people in Toronto.
In a letter titled A Path Forward, signed by more than 200 organizations, community leaders, academics, artists and musicians, the advocates ask Tory to put the letter on the agenda of Wednesday s city council meeting and to adopt its 15 recommendations.
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We know this has just been ongoing, he said. We know that every time we give an AstraZeneca vaccine right now, we re creating still a complicated problem a couple months down the road for ourselves. We can get this done within a couple of months right now, at most, if we actually have the Janssen vaccine. If we don t, we know we are going to end up having to still do this into the fall most likely as well, Bond said. And that s a real concern if we are ever going to put an end to these outbreaks, which we can do.