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trendamonium · 27 days

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munaeem · 7 months

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Why is Canada facing homelessness crisis?

Understanding Canada’s Homelessness Crisis Canada, often praised for its high standard of living and progressive social policies, is unfortunately facing a challenging issue: a homelessness crisis. While it may be puzzling to comprehend how such a prosperous country can grapple with this problem, several underlying factors help shed light on the situation. One of the main causes of homelessness…

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#Homelessness #Homelessness in Canada #Housing crisis #Housing crisis in Canada

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allthecanadianpolitics · 4 months

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For the first time since 1877, Montrealers without housing may soon be unable to get a hot meal at an Old Montreal soup kitchen. Fiona Crossling, the general director of Accueil Bonneau, said her organization can no longer afford to serve people on weekends, and she warns that if it can't secure stable provincial government funding, it will have to stop providing meals altogether next month. "We're operating at a deficit and we just don't have the funds," she said in an interview Tuesday. "We've announced that we will close weekends as of this coming weekend, but we're doing everything we can to negotiate with the government to ensure that it doesn't go any further." Crossling said her organization, which gives hot meals to around 400 people every morning, has done everything it can to avoid closing its food program. The province gave Accueil Bonneau emergency funding to keep it running through January, but Crossling says her organization has run a deficit for the past three years and can't continue offering food without more help.

Tagging @politicsofcanada

#cdnpoli #canada #canadian politics #canadian news #quebec #homelessness #poverty #cost of living

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tepkunset · 1 year

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McPherson is a Métis man who is homeless, and patrols his community to make sure other homeless people aren't freezing to death in our country's famously cold winters. And Canada gives him... a medal and a pat on the head. [Source]

This story is not heartwarming, it's dystopian.

#canada #homelessness

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cricketcat9 · 9 months

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For fuck’s sake, Canada 🤬

#homelessness #canada

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houseofpurplestars · 3 months

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The settler government of so-called "edmonton, alberta," within the Metis Homelands, declared a "state of emergency" over "homelessness."

"a judge ruled that a human rights group does not have the legal standing to sue the so-called "city of edmonton" for its practice of dismantling homeless encampments."

The fascist settler authorities carried out several violent raids on homeless camps, arresting the poor and vulnerable.

According to @ Songstress28 (twitter): "Elder Kathy Hamelin cried at City of Edmonton special meeting on housing & homelessness (on Jan 15th). She told me, ‘they (city officials) know what they’re doing. They know.’

60 percent of the unhoused here are Indigenous."

#genocide #homelessness #poverty #native rights #canada #first nations #turtle island

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conradscrime · 1 month

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The Strange Disappearance of Runaway Justin Pollari

March 16, 2024

In 2001, 14 year old Justin Pollari ran away from his home in Hilton Beach, Ontario, Canada. He has never been seen since.

Many youth run away from home, but most are found soon after. In 2018, 92% of missing children in Canada were found within one week.

Justin's photo was shown a lot. Posters all across Canada were put on bulletin boards, transport trucks, ect. Some believe that if the authorities took the case more seriously earlier on, Justin would have been found. Many do not take runaways seriously at first, as they think they will make contact with loved ones shortly.

Justin Pollari was born on January 31, 1987. His parents divorced when he was a baby, and he was living with his father, John and stepmother, Janis McLeod at the time of his disappearance. He had dyed black hair that he would wear in a Mohawk. Justin had two earrings in his left ear. He was known as a troubled child, never doing well in school and struggled with his parents divorce.

On December 7, 2001, Justin came home upset. He had been in a fight and his lip was cut. It was reported that he had admitted to being in this fight, however he later denied it. He was very angry and it was reported that he had even lunged at his father.

A couple hours later, Justin left the house with his skateboard and backpack that had a few clothes in it. He was wearing dark blue or black baggy pants, a dark blue or black hooded sweater, and a black toque over his 6 inch Mohawk. He had red or burgundy running shoes on.

Justin had run away from home one other time, but had gone to a friends house and returned the next day. It is unclear why he left when he did and wanted to runaway, if that was even the plan.

In the first few years, many sightings of Justin were reported. Some claimed to have seen him in a shelter in Toronto. Another person said someone matching Justin's description introduced himself as "J."

Another theory speculates he could've went to Michigan, as Hilton Beach is extremely close to the U.S. border.

Justin's family believes he was going towards Toronto. His parents and grandparents made several trips up to Toronto (a 7 hour drive for them), to look for their missing son and grandson. They went to homeless shelters, asked homeless youth, and looked through the streets.

In 2003, Justin's parents (father and stepmother) expressed frustration, stating that the shelter system makes it somewhat easy for youth to live. They think Justin was lured in by the "glamour" of Toronto street living.

A gas station attendant in Sault Ste. Marie, believed to have seen Justin get into a Quik X truck around the time he disappeared. This sighting was not reported until mid 2005, almost 4 years later.

On May 16, 2005, Justin's case was reopened by the East Algoma O.P.P. with the Criminal Investigation Branch. A huge search was completed, with a canine unit and forensics.

After 4 days, the search led to nothing.

Justin' family kept a briefcase full of photos of Justin that they would hand out during searches. They also had letters and drawings he left, that they had not discovered until after he disappeared. Three months before the disappearance, Justin had wrote to his grade 9 teacher a letter that said,

"I really hate school and the government. At class I plan on trying until I get sick of it, then I'll give up and drop out when I'm 16."

It has been reported that most youth who runaway and are at risk do so because of troubles at/with school, being bullied, having difficulty making friends, or having major life changes such as divorce, moving, or changing schools. Most runaways do not perform well in school and are seen as troublesome to teachers and peers according to the stats.

Many people believe Justin is deceased, explaining why he has been missing for over 22 years. Others think Justin made it to Toronto, or another big city and has been living homeless. Locals think more people know what happened to Justin but are not speaking out.

In 2018, Justin's case was again reopened. There are age progression photos of him available. He would be 37 years old today.

Justin's nickname was "Woody." He was listed as being 5'11 and weighing around 140 pounds. He has blue eyes and a dimple in his chin. He wore his hair in a 6 inch Mohawk style which may be dyed black or blonde. He had two earrings in his left ear and wore heavy chain necklaces.

He may have been wearing a wooden name tag with the inscription "Woody." He was an avid skateboarder and may have been hanging around skate parks. He may go by the nickname "Joe."

If you have any information regarding Justin Pollari’s disappearance or whereabouts, please contact Crime Stoppers, you can stay anonymous. Call 1-800-222-8477(TIPS)

You can also call Missing Kids at 1-866-KID-TIPS(543-8477).

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP):

1-888-310-1122 1-888-310-1133 (TTY)

#true crime #crime #unsolved mysteries #unsolved #unsolved murder #unsolved case #murder #homicide #solved #mystery #runaway #youth #homeless #toronto #ontario #canada #missing #missingyouth

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vox-anglosphere · 11 months

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Though 18 indigenous families lost their homes, rain has finally come to northern Alberta. It's been called the worst fire season on record.

#Alberta wildfires #Hay River #Northwest Territories #evacuation #homeless families #forest fires #Canada #indigenous families #drought #climate change #heavy smoke #fire crews #NWT

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terracebatman · 6 months

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Terrace BC's Batman outside City Hall, supporting those advocating for affordable housing.

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ppcbug · 2 months

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As our government funds global initiatives and conflicts some of our neighbours are literally living in tents. A month ago this encampment already had quite a few tents now it has gotten even bigger.

It’s absolutely crazy how encampments are left to keep growing even when they pose a threat to public safety. After a camp fire tent city is still going strong 😂 . This is also not just one area! You don’t have to walk far at all to run into other encampments too.

It’s time to help our fellow Canadians!

#voteppc to put Canada first

#street photography #homeless encampment #toronto #camp fire #public safety #ppc #people's party of canada #cadpoli #canada first #poverty #voteppc

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moonbeam-fox · 10 days

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People, and by people I primarily mean lawmakers and the middle to upper classes, treat unhoused people like some mysterious class of poor person, with unknowable needs.

It's in the name pal- unhoused

They don't understand that substance use, psychosis, risk of sexual or physical violence, that these things are the results of homelessness, and only rarely the primary cause.

The primary cause, as always, is two types of poverty: economic and social

If I am economically poor but socially privileged, I have no worries. I know a lot of rich kids like this, who get money from their parents and relatives without being expected to earn any on their own.

If I am economically privileged and socially poor, again, I'm usually fine. Not having friends or relatives to rely on for resources is fine if i have my own.

But if I'm at that intersection of both economic and social disenfranchisement, with no resources and no one to rely on, in an economic and social order that essentially forbids upward mobility for all but the chosen few, and then yeah I catch a bad beat for a couple years, I'm gonna end up on the street.

It's not hard to understand, socio economically, the factors at play.

What is difficult to understand, is why lawmakers hate poor people so much that they'd rather watch us die and slide into poverty, which is many times a death sentence.

I know I'm naive, in that I care about people, but it's more than that. I've watched over 40 of my clients personally die in the war on poverty, and many more from my childhood, my adolescence. I'm fucking sick of it.

Free housing. Case management. Medical and behavioral health care. Transitional housing. Peer based counseling. Tiny home villages. Well managed camps. These are the research based approaches that we know work. Its not some mystery.

#me #my posts #work #social work #unhoused #homelessness #compassion first #so many of us are barely hanging on due to disability or other factors #in some provinces in canada they'd rather literally kill you than offer you resources #too real man

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allthecanadianpolitics · 8 months

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The participants who were given cash were compared with 65 homeless people who did not get the payment. Those who got the payment did not spend more money on "temptation goods," spent 99 fewer days homeless, increased their savings and spent less time in shelters which "saved society" $777 per person, according to a news release from UBC.

#submission #BC #homelessness #cdnpoli #canada #canadian politics #canadian news #canadian

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paddysnuffles · 2 months

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#canada #canadian news #cndpoli #news article #library news #homelessness #onpoli #ontario #sudbury

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nando161mando · 6 months

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just a brief history of trying to find housing in Canada

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youthincare · 5 months

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PLEASE CALL DIANNE SAXE'S OFFICE TO COMPLAIN RE: DUMPING CONCRETE BLOCKS ON THE ROOTS OF TREES (YES THIS SPECIFICALLY) 416 392 4009

103 Bellevue Ave, Toronto, ON M5T 2N8

#homelessness #tent cities #church #toronto #canada #cdn politics

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brilliant-soul · 2 months

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Apparently canadian reddit users are somehow unaware how often and freely MAiD was/is being recommended to people

Anything I say is refuted as not being a scientific study.

Does it matter to them that the govt wouldn't do a scientific study on smth it doesn't consider a problem? Or that MAiD was never supposed to be recommended by a doctor? Of course not

Just so frustrated like burying your head in the sand isn't going to make the problem go away!!!

#everyone is like i think its underutilized #lkke pardon me #sorry i dont think homeless people and mentally ill people deserve to die for sinply existing #personal #medical assistance #maid #canada

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