As asylum seekers continue to sleep on a downtown Toronto sidewalk waiting on government to sort out a funding dispute, community leaders and business owners are stepping in to make their stay more comfortable.
, community leaders and business owners are stepping in to make their stay more comfortable.outside 129 Peter St. is the result of a tug-of-war between all levels of government over who should foot the bill when it comes to housing refugees in Canada. A new city policy, which Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie framed as a hard decision, means asylum seekers looking for emergency beds in the city’s non-refugee-specific shelters would be redirected to the federal government.
Fakih is looking into different options such as vacant university dorm rooms to put a roof over refugees’ heads as they wait for permanent housing. He’s asking other business leaders to open their hearts and their pockets if they are able to help. While the collapse of the shelter system “is not solely the General Manager responsibility — it lies with City Council — your key decisions have resulted in immeasurable harm and have further exacerbated the crisis,” the letter states.
Johnson said urgent funding is needed from other levels of government to support the surge of people arriving in Canada as the city grapples with a shelter system that does not have extra space or means to expand the shelter system to keep up with demand.
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