Proposed changes would have imposed fines of up to $100,000 for agencies or individuals who give to homeless people on city property
, Ont., have walked back proposed bylaw amendments that would have barred people from giving food, water, money or supplies to homeless people on city property.
Mr. Nuttall said in an interview that council never intended to prevent people from handing out change or a bottle of water. He said council discovered through this process that an existing bylaw prohibits people from giving away food and other items for free on city property. Though it includes an exemption for charities, this council’s proposed amendments would have extended it to include them.
Hundreds of people are experiencing homelessness in Barrie, a city of roughly 160,000 located about a two-hour drive north of. Like many other cities in Canada, Barrie’s emergency shelter system is often full, and court rulings have concluded that preventing someone from camping outside if no adequate indoor shelter spaces are available violates their Charter rights.
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