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❗All levels of govt in Canada must do things differently when addressing encampments.

💡Lorraine Lam says it's time to think outside the box & engage w/ those who actually understand the crisis to create meaningful change.

Watch the full recording: loom.ly/0sEesAU

Money for legal aid in tenancy tribunals is not a right. You know what would be a right? Well... a *right* to legal representation at the tribunal

But that would require thousands of lawyers, and put an end to 90-second decisions at the eviction factory

When I think about what Toronto could have done with that 12 million beyond brutalize and intimidate the community

Read our open letter in response to the recent police violence on the TTC:

tinyurl.com/police-violenc…

#CareLessCouncillors #TOpoli

“Canadians are expecting a plan, not stopgap measures, and it is long past time to put in place a comprehensive, co-ordinated, cost-effective system that treats refugee claimants with dignity and fairness.”

#TOpoli #HousingCrisis

The available evidence does not support the use of #forcedtreatment . There *is* evidence it can cause serious harm, especially in the context of the toxic unregulated drug supply. #NewBrunswick

Dream is evicting Alex and his family after more than doubling his “affordable rent” to $3000

Corporate greed on public land is unacceptable & we’re fighting back

We need YOU to call Dream CEO Michael Cooper (416-365-5145 & 416-365-3535) & say:

Let Alex & his family stay!

Need less “thoughts & prayers”
and more “policy and change”

#ChooseCare doesn’t mean City of Toronto should let a bunch of stressed/unwell, burnt-out cops run rampant (armed w/LETHAL weapons) and expect them to have the wherewithal in order to make COMPETENT, LOGICAL decisions ❌

This is so messed up!! Sudbury needs a supervised consumption site, they need to be funded. We are in a crisis that has spiralled out of control and this government continues to let it!!’ 9 people dying a day in Ontario. 9 people.

New survey by the Broadbent Institute Institute finds overwhelming public support for large-scale investment in non-market housing.

80% of people polled in Toronto & Vancouver metro areas want to see the Federal government build more non-market housing.

assets.nationbuilder.com/broadbent/page…

security for renters is based on their possession of their rental unit, and this appears to do nothing to restrict landlords' ability to dispossess tenants

So every resident in these hotels could instead be given a $2K per month stipend for dignified apartment living in GTA/Niagara and we'd still save FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS PER PERSON PER MONTH?! The lengths our government will go to to ensure the poor stay poor is mind blowing.

Supervised consumption services (SCS) are lifesaving health services for people who use drugs.
The WRIDS fully endorses the open letter from Canadian Drug Policy Coalition to the Ministry of Health calling for action to support SCS as an integral part of the publicly funded healthcare system.

Solidarity with YSW Tenant Union rent striking at 22 John - tenants facing 19% rent increase over 3 years is astounding. This has to stop.

A report from ⁦230Fightback⁩ on our recent action at City Hall and the appropriate discomfort it produced in the corridors of power. 230fightback.com/2024/03/22/230…

“the violent destruction of encampments is a continuation of the function states have always performed in the service of capital—enclosing commons and enforcing dependence on states+labor markets.”

To choose care/love for our communities, is to resist against capital interests.