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Why does it take a spectacular death for politicians to give a damn about Indigenous lives?
If the question sounds unfair to you, think again. Think about the heartbreaking video Joyce Echaquan had to share on her deathbed to spark a conversation on systemic racism in the health-care system. Remember that concerns for homeless people living through the curfew were considered niche before Raphael André’s body was found last week, in a portable toilet, no less. Of all the disheartening places where a person could die alone, this one has to top the list.
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Course contre la montre pour trouver un lit dans un refuge
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Un « homme bon » piégé par ses démons
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Forcing those struggling with homelessness to go home at 8 p.m. is not only insulting and unrealistic it is counterproductive.