Political standoff between Toronto and Ottawa over who should pay for the cost of sheltering people left asylum seekers on the street
As of Thursday, the city said 130 spaces in hotels had been secured and people would be moved in the coming days. The Canadian Red Cross is providing on-site support at the hotel location including access to hygiene kits, prepaid cards for food as well as transportation and laundry services.
At the church Thursday morning after the breakfast rush, seven volunteers waded through bags of clothes filling the floor of a small room to find what people needed. As Ms. James took one of many phone calls throughout the morning, a woman who drove more than two hours from Muskoka entered asking how she could help.
Yvonne Bullard, children’s pastor at the church, was co-ordinating efforts of roughly 20 volunteers. Ms. Bullard, who came to Canada around the age of 10, said she is disappointed that Black-led organizations and the church community had to step up in this way but praised the compassion of those who have donated time and resources.“I am shocked at the government’s response, I’m actually ashamed. I’m ashamed because I thought we were better than this, I really did,” Ms.
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