stop conflating addictions, mental health and homelessness. this deflection is irresponsible. [1/] thestar.com/news/gta/heres…

Almost 70 Ontario Councillors have now signed onto a letter rejecting the use of the notwithstanding clause to clear encampments. And municipalities are agreeing with them — including Smith Falls, ON which has rejected the use of the clause. lanarkleedstoday.ca/2024/11/20/120…

It’s time for the Mayors who signed this letter to reverse course. Stripping away constitutional rights is no way to address a crisis, We need more homes, not fewer rights.

Alberta is the richest province in Canada but we still leave people to die alone in the cold on the street. #ableg edmontonjournal.com/news/local-new…

Every Ontarian deserves a safe place to call home. Today, we're launching a new phase of our campaign against Premier Doug Ford's plans to use the notwithstanding clause to allow cities to arrest people experiencing homelessness. Take action now ➡️ homesnothandcuffs.ca

We've joined the pushback against the use of the notwithstanding clause on people experiencing homelessness. Nobody wants people living in tents in parks. Especially those in the tents. There is a better way. Will you join us? homesnothandcuffs.ca

🧵#TBT tomorrow is National Housing Day. The date recognizes the day the Big City mayors caucus of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities agreed with Toronto Disaster Relief Committee that #homelessness was a #nationaldisaster. This was during the local reign of Mayor Mel Lastman. #jacklayton 🙏...2

Check out United Way East Ontario lovely reflections on the CAEH conference! We are so grateful for their support and sponsorship of the local host committee for the conference:

26 years ago Mayors recognized homelessness was a national disaster & demanded a housing response. Today - we need to fight Mayors who want to use the notwithstanding clause to arrest the victims of the housing crisis. homesnothandcuffs.ca

On #NationalHousingDay, meet Ontario's municipal human rights defenders. A coalition of now 72 Councillors stand against the use of the Notwithstanding Clause to clear encampments and call on Ontario to respect the Charter and enact evidence-based solutions to homelessness.

Send a message now: Homelessness isn’t solved with handcuffs or forced treatment. Premier Ford and his mayors' plan to use the #notwithstandingclause ignores housing solutions and attacks basic human rights—it's ineffective, expensive, and dangerous. loom.ly/dmryVow

Today is National Housing Day. It's pretty hard to solve homelessness when some people think it's a personal choice and not a policy choice. #HousingCrisis #HousingFirst

Today is #NationalHousingDay—there is no better day to highlight the urgent need for more housing. Too many are living in tents, yet some leaders propose criminalizing homelessness instead of offering real solutions. Take action: loom.ly/IcRlUks

As I said to @GlobalNews, it's not within legislated 'Strong Mayor' powers for 15 individual mayors — without consulting their local Councils or the public — to request the removal of homeless people's right to life. It's unaccountable, dangerous, and won't eliminate encampments.

Diana Chan McNally provides all the key arguments why forcing the homeless to "move along" makes no sense. It's also emblematic of the mean-spirited nature of the Ford provincial government and a minority of Mayors with heartless policies. Ontario, the mean. Diana Chan McNally

Agree social disorder is now one of the top 3 issues in 🇨🇦 (affordability, health and social disorder). But if we want to end encampments, protests, property crime etc… when we will realize that provincial and municipal leaders have equal or bigger role than Ottawa in these?

We have record foodbank use, and the folks that run these places state that governments are ignoring the crisis. I'm sorry, feds, the issue simply isn't "vibes". Things are really bad out there for a whole lot of people. cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

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Such a good pod by Dr. Mike P. Moffatt 🇨🇦🏅🏅 & Cara Stern. Homelessness is a housing problem. The same Mayors calling for the notwithstanding clause to clear encampments, have the worst housing records. They want to arrest the victims of their poor performance. open.spotify.com/episode/5VxyHk…

Tim Richter 🇺🇦🇨🇦 Dr. Mike P. Moffatt 🇨🇦🏅🏅 Cara Stern I agree with Cara Stern! Where do they expect Homeless people to go if shelters are full!?!