Ought to the Municipality of Chatham-Kent bypass the Ontario Authorities to get funding from the federal authorities to assist handle homeless encampments?
One CK councillor believes the reply needs to be sure.
Brock McGregor has introduced ahead a movement for council to ship a letter to Sean Fraser, the Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, to see if they might obtain a part of the $250 million being allotted to communities coping with encampments. It will likely be mentioned at council’s subsequent assembly.
The federal authorities had reached agreements with most provinces and territories to obtain a part of the funding and to match the quantity being given. The one ones to not agree have been Ontario, Alberta, and Saskatchewan.
“It’s unfortunate that politics can sometimes get in the way,” mentioned McGregor.
The federal authorities nonetheless plans to help communities within the three provinces by working instantly with them. Proper now, the main focus is on offering funding to Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, and Saskatoon, nonetheless, different areas aren’t being excluded.
“I think there’s an opportunity for smaller communities like Chatham-Kent (to get funding),” added McGregor.
To him, homelessness has develop into a disaster in CK, and council wants to think about each choice obtainable. This contains bypassing the province and looking for assist from the federal authorities.
McGregor defined homelessness has develop into an all-hands-on deck state of affairs.
“If (the Ontario Government) is interested in supporting municipalities and addressing homelessness, they should sign on with the federal government to make sure that money can flow through the province,” he added.
McGregor additionally famous any extra plans or tasks introduced by the province could be robotically thought of by CK’s council.
