IMPACToronto

Information Mobilization and Public Accountability Collective Toronto (IMPACT)

[IMPACToronto @ImpacToronto]

We obtained more info via FOI

👉48,111 callers told no shelter available for them when called
👉 at least 28,878 people unable to access space in Toronto’s shelter system
👉Q2 2022 Avg of 83 ppl/day unable to access a bed

Our 24 pp analysis on data 👇 https://t.co/0kd5ERmBaw

[CBC Toronto @CBCToronto]

New city data shows 40 people a night on average turned away from Toronto homeless shelters
https://t.co/QwEqku5t5T

[Rafi Aaron @RafiInterfaith]

City doesn't have money to pay its lifeguards. All of it was spent on 1,000's of staff hours for surveillance to create files on encampment residents, evictions, security guards & the fancy palm held devices @TorontoPFR gave to its Park Ambassadors for surveillance.

[Matt Elliott @GraphicMatt]

Seven paragraphs in, this city press release announces that, starting today, Toronto will start cancelling 169 swimming lesson courses this summer, affecting approximately 1,140 participants, due to a shortage of lifeguards and instructors. https://t.co/YFHkfRqLwJ

[CBC News @CBCNews]

The apology follows a motion before the Vancouver city council Tuesday evening calling for changes to the way sweeps are conducted. https://t.co/2xsNIhJLq2

[Rob @robertguenette]

This thread is such an indictment of the city and their monstrous policies around unhoused people. They've been caught in so many lies and yet nothing changes.

Will never forget my councillor @FrancesNunziata calling me to tell me that actually all of this was good

[IMPACToronto @ImpacToronto]

For all the documents we have released to date, see here: https://t.co/SCurlolZpB

[IMPACToronto @ImpacToronto]

Thanks for following!

As Wednesday is the 1 year anniversary of the "militarized" clearing of Trinity Bellwoods, we thought we would release 10 more documents not covered so far by reporting on FOI documents we have obtained.

We will tweet them individually, then thread.

[IMPACToronto @ImpacToronto]

10/10 - Yes, City spokes Brad Ross lied when he said there were no housing offers made at Trinity Bellwoods except maybe one, which was refused.

[IMPACToronto @ImpacToronto]

Last but not least, a detailed (not comprehensive) accounting of the "housing offer" that City spokesperson @bradrossTO lied about to @jpags and CBC.

She clearly rejected offer to stay at shelter hotels in interim, not the offer.

Link to further: https://t.co/Ns75XJpdH5 10/

[IMPACToronto @ImpacToronto]

Last but not least, a detailed (not comprehensive) accounting of the "housing offer" that City spokesperson @bradrossTO lied about to @jpags and CBC.

She clearly rejected offer to stay at shelter hotels in interim, not the offer.

Link to further: https://t.co/Ns75XJpdH5 10/

[IMPACToronto @ImpacToronto]

With alt-text added

[IMPACToronto @ImpacToronto]

City workers were instructed to intentionally lie about boxes pre-positioned at Trinity Bellwoods the Friday before the clearing.

Parks manager Esther Afriat passed along intel she had gleaned from activist contacts.

Link: https://t.co/f9EUWzvGd7 9/