The City of Toronto is poised to ensure homeless women and girls have greater access to feminine hygiene products.
The city council's executive committee voted on Monday to boost this year's shelter, support and housing administration budget by more than $222,000.
The funding will become official if city council approves the new budget at a meeting scheduled for Thursday. Developments in Toronto come a week after a British Columbia school board opted to make feminine hygiene products available for free in school washrooms. Douglas College professor Selina Tribe proposed the motion, which received unanimous support last Tuesday.
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