MONTREAL — Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante said Friday a 'constitutional fight' between Quebec and Canada is tying up money the city desperately needs to deal with its worsening homelessness problem as winter approaches.
MONTREAL — Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante said Friday a"constitutional fight" between Quebec and Canada is tying up money the city desperately needs to deal with its worsening homelessness problem as winter approaches.
Unlike in other provinces, Plante said, Quebec's municipalities cannot receive funds directly from Ottawa, leaving the city caught between the two jurisdictions as it seeks financial assistance. Radio-Canada reported Friday that Ottawa has promised Quebec $50 million from that envelope, but negotiations have stalled because it is waiting for the province to match the investment and Quebec is resisting a requirement that it provide plans for how the money will be spent.
"We have written to Minister Carmant to ask him to partner with us to help find homes for those living without them in Quebec," it said.
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