Blog
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. |
Blog
Cathy Crowe
| The City of Toronto faces criticism for using plexiglass cubicles that resemble prison cells in a recently re-opened congregate shelter. |
Blog
Cathy Crowe
| A legal coalition returns to court to advocate for physical distancing in shelters to protect homeless people from COVID-19. |
Blog
Ken Theobald
| This pandemic has coincided with a dramatic struggle for racial and social justice. This struggle gives us confidence that the previous "normal" will no longer be tolerated. |
Blog
Lisa Lacoste
| "I see constantly in Toronto not a lack of concern about homelessness and income inequality, but a sweeping inability to acknowledge it." |
News
Chelsea Nash
| Ten taxi drivers working at Pearson International Airport have died since the beginning of the pandemic. |
Blog
Cathy Crowe
| It took a lawsuit at the Superior Court level to push Toronto to commit to enforceable physical distancing in shelters. |
Columnists
June Chua
| The cost of housing is affecting everyone everywhere. Activists are organizing against the corporatization of neighbourhoods and calling on people to question pension funds invested in real estate. |
News
Zaid Noorsumar
| As many as 100 temp agencies operate in the highly diverse neighbourhood, says advocacy report. |
Blog
Cathy Crowe
| Cities across the country are evicting people from outdoor tent encampments. Without a national housing program or municipal support for shelters, the homelessness crisis has become an emergency. |
Columnists
Rick Salutin
| It's necessary from time to time to update the enemies list. Enemies are harder to identify when they come in casual, tech-ish garb, like Google and Uber. |
Blog
Cathy Crowe
| Toronto's Shelter and Housing Justice Network takes an extreme measure and calls for the mayor to declare a state of emergency on homelessness. |