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January 17, 2024, 4:00 pm

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Canada’s Homelessness Crisis

with Alison Smith, PhD, Associate Professor , Dept of Political Science, University of Toronto, Mississauga

Despite billions of dollars and countless promises to end homelessness in communities across Canada, more and more people continue to find themselves without safe and adequate housing. Previously hidden, homelessness exploded into full view in communities of all sizes in 2020, notably in encampments in parks and public spaces. The number of encampments that remain in communities across the country reveals deep inequities and insecurities in the social safety net and the housing system in particular. 

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