Tent encampments prove 'exactly how broken' Canada's system is, federal housing advocate says
A new report on tent encampments across Canada calls for urgent action at all levels of government to end what federal housing advocate Marie-Josée Houle describes as a "life and death crisis."
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A new report on tent encampments across Canada calls for urgent action at all levels of government to end what federal housing advocate Marie-Josée Houle describes as a "life and death crisis."