'I was going to live in an encampment': ODSP recipient says finding housing is nearly impossible
For those on social assistance, finding housing in Ontario has become nearly impossible.
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For those on social assistance, finding housing in Ontario has become nearly impossible.
A group of residents has penned a letter to officials about a homeless encampment at Clarence Square Park in downtown Toronto. Some are calling for the site to be cleared.
Toronto police say they need an extra $20 million this year or the service will suffer. A coalition of nine advocacy groups is heading to city hall this morning to tell councillors more police spending doesn't equal more safety.
Several groups encouraged the city to not only reduce the police budget but reallocate those funds to community programs.
Advocates are calling on the city to keep warming centres open all winter long, saying unhoused people face real danger as the temperature remains below freezing.