Tensions are rising between Montreal's residents and unhoused people. Is cohabitation possible?

The City of Montreal has called the Maison Benoît Labre shelter a failed example of cohabitation. But others are making it work. Advocates say there's no silver bullet to solving the issue, but there are ways to foster conditions for peaceful integration of resources.

Tensions are rising between Montreal's residents and unhoused people. Is cohabitation possible?
A man rides his bike along rows of tents at a homeless camp along a busy boulevard in Montreal.

The City of Montreal has called the Maison Benoît Labre shelter a failed example of cohabitation. But others are making it work. Advocates say there's no silver bullet to solving the issue, but there are ways to foster conditions for peaceful integration of resources.