Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says his government would provide police with additional legal tools to shut down illegal encampments and connect people living in them to housing, addictions treatment, and mental health services.
“No more excuses by politicians claiming they don’t have the powers. The powers will be right there in the Criminal Code,” Poilievre said during a campaign stop in Hamilton, Ont., on April 23.
Poilievre noted the number of chronically homeless people in Canada has risen by 38 percent since 2018 along with a sharp rise in homeless encampments, with the number doubling in Toronto from 82 to 200 over the course of two years….