Empty promises won’t end homelessness

Empty Promises Won’t End Homelessness – Action on Vacancy Rates Is Urgent

The Ontario government’s recent announcement to introduce legislation aimed at dismantling homeless encampments is a stark reminder of its misguided priorities. Premier Doug Ford has chosen to frame this issue as one of enforcement rather than compassion, opting to invoke police and penalties rather than addressing the systemic failures that lead to homelessness in the first place. This “tough on homelessness” approach misses the mark entirely, ignoring the root causes of the housing crisis while placing vulnerable individuals in greater peril.

In cities like Thunder Bay, the consequences of these policies are devastating. Our community has long struggled with rising homelessness rates, compounded by insufficient shelter capacity and a lack of affordable housing. The proposed legislation, which seeks to dismantle encampments without ensuring adequate alternatives, threatens to displace people further without resolving the systemic barriers that keep them homeless.

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I am not including the entire text as I believe its no different that what has already  been said about this issue by the Homeless/Addicts/Mentally-Ill Industrial Complex.

I will point everyone to my previous post about an actual REAL solution to this issue here.

If everyone advocating for governments to read the complete article to pour  hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars into the Homeless/Addicts/Mentally-Ill encampment issue would take one of the Homeless/Addicts/Mentally-Ill people and provide them a place to sleep, food, clean clothes, laundry service in their homes, the problem would be solved. All gone. An empty sofa, spare bedroom, basement. attic…problem solved.

Why is solving this problem a job for governments and taxpayers?  You can save the lives of one Homeless/Addicts/Mentally-Ill person at a time.  Adopt a Homeless/Addicts/Mentally-Ill person today!