Valérie Plante and Projet Montréal had 7+ years... and the best they can do is temporary shelters, i.e. Dickie Moore construction site rentals?!?

Couldn't legislate new builds to have a % of affordable housing...

Couldn't stop airBnB BS...

Dismantled encampments b/c how dare people congregate and find community...

Refused to keep warming centres open if deemed too mild...

WHAT IS THE POINT OF PROJET MONTRÉAL, EXACTLY?!?!?

ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/ci… #unhoused #homelessness polMTL #MTLpoli

City building 90 modular housing units to deal with Montreal’s homelessness crisis

In an effort to deal with the homelessness crisis, the City of Montreal is building 90 temporary modular housing units slated to open in the spring.

^{Swidda Rassy (CTVNews)}

Went to my city council meeting to speak against an ordinance that would criminalize unhoused people camping on city property and enable law enforcement to fine them and dispose of their belongings. I was the only citizen there to speak and I did my best. The measure did not pass. The city solicitor--who wanted it to pass!--commented to me that I had changed some councillors' minds.

So if you think your voice won't matter in your local politics, go and speak up! I

#homelessness

#homelessness has been an emergency for decades! But let's debate it some more, eh.

Montréal councillors debating whether to declare state of emergency on homelessness: cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/no… #polMTL #MTLpoli #polQC #QCpoli #assnat #cdnpoli #polcan

EXCLUSIVE: Defense attorneys for the man accused of attacking former SF Fire Commissioner Don Carmignani say the person shown in this video bear spraying a homeless person in the face appears to be Carmignani.

The video, taken in November 2021, is part of a trove of new evidence that has come to light that may link Carmignani to a series of bear spray attacks on homeless people.

These new revelations may jeopardize the case against Carmignani's alleged assailant.

"I would say my client is acting in lawful self-defense," a defense attorney said.

Read the full story HERE: sfstandard.com/criminal-justic…

#SFBA #SanFrancisco #Crime #Homelessness

“In #Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment and counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”

Make sure everyone understands this — It’s costing us far too much to NOT provide housing and supports to those who are homeless.

scoop.me/housing-first-finland…

#homelessness #cities #housing #HousingFirst