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OPINION: How Ontario’s political parties must deal with homelessness

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According to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario , more than 81,500 people are experiencing homelessness in our province, many in one of 1,400 encampments often located in public spaces and municipal parkland.

Encampments are not a solution — not for the people forced to live in them, not for surrounding residents, and not for municipalities struggling to respond.

We need evidence-based solutions that reflect the urgency and scale of the homelessness crisis.

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