I don't agree with this approach. There will continue to be encampments, and unhoused folks, in all of our neighbourhoods until we can provide adequate, safe, and affordable housing. Tearing down encampments has been proven to do nothing but create harm. #HamOnt
I don't agree with this approach. There will continue to be encampments, and unhoused folks, in all of our neighbourhoods until we can provide adequate, safe, and affordable housing. Tearing down encampments has been proven to do nothing but create harm. #HamOnt
As a City, we've got to break the cycle of telling people where they can't go and provide a clear guide for where they can go. It can't be nowhere. Also, stigmatizing drug use and suggesting that people in encampments can only exist if they don't use drugs isn't ok.
That kind of policy goes in the exact opposite direction of what every single doctor and public health expert has said. Forcing people to hide while they use drugs increases the chance that they will overdose and die. I don't know why anyone on Council would be ok with that.
@CameronKroetsch Basic agreement I have with the city is that my property is maintained to a fair standard. If not, I face consequences. Is it not fair to require them to maintain certain standards? Off the streets is BEST but let’s be Frank: many of them don’t accept help. Can’t force them off
@CameronKroetsch Where would you like to tell ppl to go , to use drugs. Sell drugs and litter ? Plz let us know. As a home owner I don’t cut grass , keep property tidy BYLAW there in a heart beat, if tents are their homes keep your area clean.
@CameronKroetsch Should we, the tax payers of Hamilton, pay for their drug use too?