Head to nospaceforhate.net for the full list of counter protests. #nospaceforhate

People can be employed and still be homeless (in fact many are) We need to stop believing homelessness is caused by laziness or a lack of effort. It's a POLICY failure not a PEOPLE failure. #HousingFirst

These are last night's shelter numbers for the The City of Barrie This data is from the County of Simcoe own database. Anyone interested in this information can visit this link gisportal.simcoe.ca/arcgis/apps/si… We continue to remain over capacity for shelter space! #onpoli #Barrie #cdnpoli

He’s earning the same as a cabinet minister, he has a chauffeured car in Ottawa, he lives in a government-funded mansion with chefs and gardeners, and his 20 years of being an Ottawa insider gives him a pension over $200,000/year. Triple, Triple, Triple, indeed.

It was a bad week for Conservatives - but a really good one for Canadians. - Monday, we took on Conservatives in Elmwood—Transcona and won. - Tuesday, we stood up to bullies who spread hate. - Thursday, we stopped Pierre Poilievre from cutting Pharamacare.

It’s unimaginable that a young life was taken this way by those Hoss thought would protect him. We need to question and challenge the systems meant to protect us, especially the most vulnerable. My heart goes out to Hoss's family and community.💔

The The City of Barrie recently released a survey on Prioritizing Safety & Cleanliness in Parks and Public Spaces. I have serious concerns about the ethics of this survey & its reliability and as a means of directing public policy in #Barrie. Let’s dive in. BarrieToday Simcoe.com 1/

First, the survey asks leading questions and pushes respondents toward negative responses. Ex. Q2 asking “Do you think encampments are affecting neighbourhoods?” makes it sound like encampments & their residents are the problem without giving the chance to say otherwise. 2/

Q4 lists only negative activities occurring in parks or public spaces like drug use, trafficking, and panhandling. There’s no mention of positive or neutral use, painting a one-sided picture of what happens in these spaces. This risks exaggerating safety concerns. 3/

The survey also asks (Q5) if the City should appeal a court ruling on evicting encampments (Justice Valente's Waterloo, ON ruling on Sec. 7 rights), but provides zero context about the legal or ethical reasoning. This makes it hard for respondents to give informed opinions. 4/

The oversimplification of safety is another issue. When asked how safe you feel in parks (Q3), the only options are safe, neutral, or unsafe Safety is nuanced — people feel different at night, during events, or based on who they are or who’s with them. We need more details. 5/

The survey doesn't consider the perspectives of the unhoused or encampment residents. Ethical public engagement means hearing from all affected groups, especially marginalized ones. 6/

While there’s a chance to specify “other” in some answers, there are too few open-ended questions. This limits the ability to provide meaningful feedback on what could improve public spaces and what could address the housing, affordability, mental health & drug crises. 7/

The City should engage residents on the issues of public space, encampments, and use of resources. But it needs to do so with better balance, more context & broader scope to be truly representative & ethical. The way we ask questions matters — it shapes the solutions we find. 8/

Well the fact that the appeal period is long past and Barrie wasn’t a party to the case would be big problems, not to mention they’d lose. I hope the Mayor gets some good legal advice - soon. Alex Nuttall

Is the Mayor Alex Nuttall's office not aware of this or are they intentionally trying to mislead The City of Barrie residents?

NEW FEDERAL DEATH FIGURES There was a total of 47,162 apparent opioid toxicity deaths reported between January 2016 and March 2024.   Key updates Reported in 2024 (January to March) in Canada 1,906 Apparent opioid toxicity deaths (8% lower than the same period in 2023) 21

Politicians comparing people to stray animals…. This is what we have come to… When our politicians state people who are homeless or who may use drugs should be rounded up like stray cats and dogs…. This is violence And it makes it easier to ignore their human rights if you

I invite Doug Ford to get off his A-S-S, come to Ottawa, & meet with my constituents who are working 2 jobs to pay for rent, who are at risk of needing to work 3 if their shitty landlord succeeds in renovicting them, & who are using foodbanks despite working full-time.

Not the leadership municipalities were hoping for as municipalities shoulder the province’s burden of coping with rising homelessness. Ontario has to step up if homelessness is to be reduced. @AMOpolicy Alex Nuttall Bryan Paterson Mayor Cam Guthrie Office of Mayor Josh Morgan