tgulliver's blog

In reference to this story of a man experiencing homelessness who was attacked in Cape Breton my friend Stephanie H. posted this on Facebook.

J'ai reçu ce message (révisé afin de protéger la vie privée) sur Facebook l'autre jour de la part d'un ami de Toronto.

I received this message (edited for privacy) in my Facebook inbox the other day from a friend in Toronto.

One of the challenges in understanding homelessness and responding to it is that it is often framed as an urban, inner-city issue. There are several important reasons for this, including the fact that it is often in large cities where big investments have been made in homelessness infrastructure, including the building of shelters, drop-ins, housing etc. Additionally, the vast majority of the Canadian population lives within two hundred kilometers of the American border.

The following blog is excerpted from a deputation to the City of Toronto’s Community Development and Recreation Committee I’ll be making tomorrow (June 25^th).

The Full Report can be found here and the motion/recommendations we discuss are here.

Aren’t youth on the streets just there because they don’t like rules at home and want to have freedom and fun?

AM
Toronto, ON

Big news this week has been the installation of spikes outside a new luxury housing complex in Southwark (south central London) England, assumedly in response to a homeless person who had been sleeping there a few weeks ago.

La grande nouvelle de cette semaine était l'installation de pics en métal à l'extérieur d'un nouveau complexe de logements luxueux à Southwark (sud-centre de Londres), en Angleterre, apparemment après qu'un sans-abri y ait dormi il y a quelques semaines. Des photos et des commentaires sur les pics ont très vite circulé sur Twitter, Facebook et autres médias sociaux.

While there is no common

According to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Company (CMHC) housing is considered to be affordable when a household spends less than 30% of its pre-tax income on adequate shelter. Households that spend more than 30% of their income on shelter are deemed to be in core housing need. Those that spend 50% or more on shelter are in severe housing need.