Ontario judge denies request to clear Kitchener encampment citing Charter violation

Ontario judge denies request to clear Kitchener encampment citing Charter violation

Judge finds bylaw violates the Charter rights of the encampment residents because of the region’s lack of adequate shelter spaces.

Ontario judge denies request to clear Kitchener encampment citing Charter violation

The judge found the bylaw violates the Charter rights of the encampment residents because of the region’s lack of adequate shelter spaces

Ontario judge denies request to clear Kitchener homeless encampment citing Charter violation

The Region of Waterloo had asked an Ontario court to find that roughly 50 people living in an encampment in Kitchener were in violation of its trespassing bylaw

Ontario judge denies request to clear Kitchener encampment citing Charter violation

An Ontario judge has denied a municipality’s request to clear a homeless encampment, building on decisions out of British Columbia that he says establish a constitutional right for a person to shelter themselves if accessible indoor spaces aren't available.

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Ontario judge denies request to clear Kitchener encampment citing Charter violation

The Region of Waterloo was asking the court to find that roughly 50 people living in a Kitchener encampment were in violation of its trespassing bylaw.