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Halifax is past the worst of its housing crisis, mayor says. Advocates disagree - Halifax | Globalnews.ca

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Halifax 's new mayor wants to see encampments closed as quickly as possible.

Andy Fillmore was elected mayor Oct. 19 after resigning over the summer as Liberal MP for Halifax .

Housing advocates disagree that the situation is improving in Halifax , Nova Scotia .

Housing First Nova Scotia says the number of unhoused people is growing.

Mayor Fillmore ’s motion to retract the list sparked a tense debate among councillors at a Dec. 3 council meeting.

Five of the seven votes in favour of removing the list came from newly elected members, including Fillmore .

The vote was “still a success to me, even though the motion failed.”.

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