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I wonder how poor people in tents will fair in Canadian winter. I'm imagining many people freezing to death. But maybe homeless encampments are better prepared

I wonder how poor people in tents will fair in Canadian winter. I'm imagining many people freezing to death. But maybe homeless encampments are better prepared than I'm imagining. In any case I think it's a step in the right direction it's at least better than arresting homeless people for being homeless. What kind of dystopian nightmare city outlaws being homeless? Talk about kicking someone when they're down.

gwbas1c 2y ago
> it's at least better than arresting homeless people for being homeless In Massachusetts, (which still can have some nasty winters,) some homeless will turn to stupid petty crime to get arrested for the winter. IE, they'll look for a cop, pretend not to notice, and then commit the least harmful crime they can.
oooyay 2y ago
> I wonder how poor people in tents will fair in Canadian winter. I'm imagining many people freezing to death. But maybe homeless encampments are better prepared than I'm imagining. Look no further than Portland, OR. We have built temporary shelters as "warming facilities" and we spend a lot of money in our budget to get them new tents, sleeping bags, and other materials every year. The motto here from the citizenry is largely, "Just build tiny home villages" but Multnomah County requires multiple committees and processes that drag on for years to do such things. Until you come up with a permanent solution you will have a recurring, burning hole in your budget that will grow with the homeless population. Additionally, many of these folks rampantly damage the environment and city landscape which will also cause more budget shortfalls even after you get them into housing.