TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says new laws is coming that may goal homeless encampments throughout the province, and he is pledging to make use of the however clause if obligatory.
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says new laws is coming that may goal homeless encampments throughout the province, and he is pledging to make use of the however clause if obligatory.
Ford has advised 12 mayors who requested him for more durable legal guidelines on encampments that the province will present the instruments to assist municipalities clear encampments and crack down on public drug use.
Homelessness and encampments have risen dramatically underneath Ford’s time period, with tent cities popping up in municipalities small and enormous all through Ontario.
Ford additionally pledged elevated funding to create extra shelter area.
Ford says he doesn’t anticipate to make use of the controversial legislative software generally known as the however clause that might override the Canadian Constitution of Rights and Freedoms.
However he threatened to make use of the software if courts “intrude” with clearing encampments.
This report by The Canadian Press was first revealed Dec. 5, 2024.
Liam Casey and Allison Jones, The Canadian Press
