Toronto city council has voted to scrap a proposal to keep its warming centres open around the clock until mid\u002DApril.
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“What we want then is to get both those two levels of government doing more,” Thompson said during Wednesday’s council meeting.Article contentCoun. Alejandro Bravo, who is the vice-chair of the city’s board of health, pushed back against the suggestion the city lacked the resources to tackle the issue.
“We’re investing so much in enforcement,” Bravo said. “And we know that if we get people inside, they can get support, we can value their humanity, we can respect their humanity, and treat this idea that everybody should be inside as a human right.”Article content The city’s shelter system has been stretched to its limits as record numbers of people experiencing homelessness look for refuge from winter nights.
In a letter to council, he outlined some of the challenges to opening the warming centres around the clock until April.
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