Toronto Mayor John Tory used a Tuesday morning interview on CBC Radio's Metro Morning to double down on his rejection of a request to open two armouries to Toronto's homeless. Tory's plan to add 400 shelter spaces by opening up motel rooms and freeing up space in existing shelters was criticized for overburdening an already full system. Aaron wants Tory to open up the Moss Park and Fort York armouries — a plan that's been backed by Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam as well other housing advocates and 20,000 signatories to an online petition. "Why is it when it comes to opening the armouries are these one or two people to be taken as having the gospel?" He also said that though it wasn't the main consideration, opening the armouries would be costly.

Source: CBC News December 05, 2017 17:48 UTC