A bunch of advocates arrange tents to sleep exterior of Metropolis Corridor in Barrie Wednesday night time in solidarity with the homeless.
The initiative, spearheaded by Ryan’s Hope, goals to name consideration to what they are saying is a scarcity of help for the town’s most weak.
Wednesday’s sleepout marks the second in as many months and got here after Mayor Alex Nuttall led the cost to push the province to extend enforcement choices to maintain encampments out of public areas.
Final month, Nuttall mentioned he anticipated some backlash after urging the province to invoke the controversial however clause.
“We know there’s going to be blowback,” the mayor mentioned in an Oct. 31 interview with Ontario Chronicle. “But the reality is we’re also facing from moms who want their kids to be able to go down a slide without landing on a needle, and from people who want to be able to live in their houses.”
On Wednesday night time, Ryan’s Hope co-founder, Christine Nayler, mentioned the answer isn’t utilizing pressure, however somewhat discovering an answer to the inexpensive housing disaster.
“It’s a government failure, and it’s not like a moral failing on people’s part. So, we need to use our voices because our unsheltered neighbours, their voices are ignored and often unheard,” she mentioned.
The sleepout started with a silent protest whereas metropolis councillors have been inside chambers at Metropolis Corridor.
