The high noon sun bounced off City Hall’s two towers, but the ground below was still iced over and cold. Nonetheless, dozens of Torontonians laid down on the frozen square Monday, dramatizing sleeping on the street.
during the extreme cold weather warning.
Council will also consider Tuesday a call for the declaration of homelessness as a public health crisis in Toronto.and are slated to close this year, as the city transitions away from the temporary sites.be redirected to funding safe shelters, instead of more officers on the street and in the transit system.
“Mayor Tory’s primary concern in winter months, and all year, is to make sure the City of Toronto is continuing to support our most vulnerable residents,” Mayor John Tory’s office told CTV News Toronto in a statement, adding that there are 9,000 shelter beds in the city’s 2023 budget, up from 6,000 pre-pandemic.
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