"What they're doing is telling people that this bench is not for resting, for you," she said. "It seems like there are more obstacles and limitations that are put out in the city, not welcoming them, than places that are welcoming them." Tweet triggers removal of benchMayor Valérie Plante ordered the bench removed soon after Nakuset's tweet. "This bench has no place in the vicinity of Square Cabot because it contributes to the stigmatization of people experiencing homelessness." When asked why the mayor did not intervene sooner, a city spokesperson said Plante had the bench removed as soon as she learned of it.

Source: CBC News July 09, 2020 21:57 UTC