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Cathy Crowe
| In a modern David and Goliath epic, the city of Toronto is threatening carpenter Khaleel Seivwright with legal action over his structures for homeless people. |
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Cathy Crowe
| A skilled carpenter in Toronto has simply started building shelters for people trying to survive the housing crisis, shelter shortage and COVID-19 pandemic. |
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Cathy Crowe
| As 2020 comes to an end, homeless people remain severely vulnerable. However, this year has seen some heroes step up. |
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Cathy Crowe
| Canada lost an important figure in housing history this week. Rainer "Dri" Driemeyer, a well-known Tent City resident, knew that to fight for housing was to fight for housing for all. |
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Cathy Crowe
| The City of Toronto faces criticism for using plexiglass cubicles that resemble prison cells in a recently re-opened congregate shelter. |
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Cathy Crowe
| A legal coalition returns to court to advocate for physical distancing in shelters to protect homeless people from COVID-19. |
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Cathy Crowe
| The City of Toronto has stopped tracking deaths of homeless people during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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Doreen Nicoll
| "Instead of instituting rent caps in a city where the average one-bedroom costs over $1,000 they're relying on private companies to build shelters," says DIRE executive director Christeen Thornton. |
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Cathy Crowe
| The medical officer of health and mayor have authority to fast track efforts to protect the public and businesses during the pandemic. Then why not direct mask wearing in homeless shelters? |
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Lisa Lacoste
| "I see constantly in Toronto not a lack of concern about homelessness and income inequality, but a sweeping inability to acknowledge it." |
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Stepan Wood
| The second article in a two-part series looking at the cycle of displacement of homeless people during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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Stepan Wood
| The first article in a two-part series looking at the cycle of displacement of homeless people during the COVID-19 pandemic. |