Next mayor needs to change the discourse on homelessness: RAPSIM
From CKUT Local Journalism Initiative · 00:07:51
Show by Jules Bugiel
Episode Notes Homelessness is on the rise in Montreal. With it have come a series of measures at the municipal level to tackle the visible manifestations of the growing crisis. But homeless advocates say these solutions are not made equal. Some, like increasing the stock of social and adapted housing, address core issues of housing insecurity. They say others, like dismantling encampments or policing unhoused people in public space, just shift the problem – and criminalize people who have few other options. That’s why a coalition of community groups working on homelessness (RAPSIM) have put out a set of demands ahead of the Nov. 2 election. The RAPSIM’s Catherine Marcoux joins CKUT to discuss.
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