Councillor @GregMillerSTC criticism of #StCatharines anti-encampment by-law punishing unhoused people with fines (not just for each day but each PART of a day) and "cost recovery" for removing their tent
St. Catharines: go vote for @JennieStevens_
From Hydro One to the Greenbelt, Liberals and conservatives only want to chop up this province and sell it to private interests.
I trust Jennie and the NDP to keep looking out for the public interest
Joining Guelph and St. Thomas, Chatham-Kent has flipped their position on the use of the Notwithstanding Clause to clear encampments, which under @fordnation remains on the table. We have successfully flipped three municipalities whose Mayors requested the use of the Clause!
BREAKING: A coalition of 41 Councillors from across Ontario stand united against the use of the notwithstanding clause to clear encampments. In an open letter, these Councillors are asking for evidence-based solutions to homelessness and the protection of the Charter. Read 👇
NEW: Internal government documents reveal the human cost of closing supervised consumption sites.
The Ford gov't was warned its policies could lead to increased ER use, overdose and death along with increased visibility of discarded needles.
https://t.co/dwWrYHkgnh
#onpoli
Regardless of whether you think "socialists" policies would work, conflating Nazis w the people they murdered and oppressed borders on Holocaust denial.
If Canadians tolerate this from a prominent politician, or turn a blind eye, we're headed down a dark & slippery path.
"Merritton Coun. @GregMillerSTC agreed, saying the city will end up with a single religion with a single display and the appearance will remain legally questionable under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms."
https://t.co/iw2FgyBrst