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#OJENROEJSP22 @OJEN_ROEJ @ProvostLaw When examining the City of Hamilton’s by-law no. 05-099 concerning the right to evict tent encampments, we must consider the precedent we are setting in our justice system as well as the message we are sending as a country by allowing this
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"Citizens" include those that are homeless as well. They have the right to have security of person just as well as anyone else and with our current homeless shelter conditions, there is a severe lack of adequate shelter options they have access to. #OJENROEJSP22 @OJEN_ROEJ (1/2)
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If we want to continue to uphold the right to evict tent encampments from public spaces, then we must provide appropriate and adequate shelters and housing for these individuals that are safe, comfortable, sanitary and easily accessible.
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But if the circumstances and conditions in shelters remain as they are currently, then in turn this by-law must be struck down as a result of infringing on the pressing and substantial right to life, liberty, and security of the person under s. 7.
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Emily retweeted
(1/6)If a city should be able to evict people living in tent encampments is a complex issue. The by-law NO. 05-099 states that the city “is authorized to remove… any unauthorized… encroachment from any park by any means”. #OJENROEJSP22 @OJEN_ROEJ @ProvostLaw
Emily retweeted
Alright Ontario students, let's settle this:
Should a city be able to evict people living in tent encampments?
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