Etiket: Encampments
BC Human Rights Guardian supports peaceful encampments
(Vancouver) British Columbia’s human rights commissioner is calling on universities and colleges to protect the rights of students and staff participating in “peaceful encampments,” saying she is concerned that people…
Student support for Palestinians: two new encampments in B.C.
Pro-Palestinian protesters have set up two new encampments on university campuses in British Columbia. The University of Victoria confirmed Wednesday that an encampment had been established on campus, saying the…
Not all cities have the same tolerance towards encampments
Homeless encampments have become part of the urban landscape in many cities across Canada. In several of them, notably in Montreal, the authorities almost systematically dismantle these tent groups, while…
Homeless encampments | “A generational moral failure,” says Fraser
(Ottawa) The proliferation of homeless encampments across the country is a “generational moral failure,” says Housing Minister Sean Fraser. He intends to present a plan to combat this phenomenon before…
Dismantling of homeless encampments violates human rights
(Saint-Jean) People without housing have the fundamental right to live in camps, and this right is violated when the authorities dismantle them, argues the federal housing defender Published at 9:41…
Municipal bylaws against homeless encampments are contested
The legal challenge to a regulation by the municipality of Saint-Jérôme aimed at prohibiting the erection of homeless encampments on public property could modify the cities’ strategies to deal with…
Homeless encampments | Legal challenge to municipal bylaws could change city strategies
The legal challenge to a regulation by the municipality of Saint-Jérôme aimed at prohibiting the erection of homeless encampments on public property could modify the strategies of cities to deal…
Dismantling homeless encampments | Saint-Jérôme will be able to continue to enforce its regulations for the moment
The City of Saint-Jérôme will be able to continue to dismantle homeless encampments on its territory despite the cold weather. Posted at 8:08 p.m. The Superior Court refused Friday to…
Dismantling homeless encampments | A legal battle begins against Saint-Jérôme
Is the City of Saint-Jérôme acting illegally by systematically dismantling homeless encampments on its territory? The question will be debated in Superior Court in Montreal this Friday morning. A legal…
The thorny issue of homeless encampments
It’s a perilous balancing act that Montreal has had to do in its management of homeless encampments for some time. Posted at 2:09 a.m. Updated at 5:00 a.m. I’m talking…
Cities report more homeless encampments and more fires
(Halifax) Canadian municipalities are reporting an increase in fires, sometimes fatal, in tents and other makeshift shelters used by people experiencing homelessness – a social phenomenon that is a tragic…
Roaming in Montreal | Encampments will not be tolerated, says the City
The City of Montreal will not tolerate “organized” encampments of homeless people on its territory, but the organizations that work with them warn that there will be more and more…
Encampments become a problem for the police
OTTAWA | Those wishing to join Ottawa’s “freedom convoy” must turn these days to encampments that sometimes feel like no-go zones. Many vehicles are still immobilized in the city center…