After urging from mayors, Alberta had unveiled its strategy for easing the burden on homeless shelters and providing more care for the sick. Crowe argues that homeless people should be given their own hotel rooms. But Sawhney said people need to be more aware of what homeless shelters are like — and the fact that they’re meant to be short-term solutions. “Homeless populations are not homogeneous populations. In Toronto, she said, shelters have looked at expanding into other public spaces, and hotel rooms remain an option.

Source: thestar April 04, 2020 13:52 UTC