housing

Being homeless or dealing with mental health challenges is not a crime. Unhoused people experience more violence than the general population, yet have been unfairly scapegoated for perpetrating violence on public transit. Expanding supportive staff on the TTC is a positive approach, but outreach workers on the TTC focused on connecting with unhoused people will have little effect if there are no safe, indoor alternatives to offer them.

We asked Mayoral candidates: Will you vote to fund a long-term transit safety strategy that includes keeping shelter hotels open, expanding non-congregate shelter spaces, a moratorium on encampment evictions, and collaborating with all levels of government to increase funding for affordable and safe Rent-Geared-to-Income housing?