Tent Cities Were Rare Five Years Ago. Now They’re Everywhere

Tent Cities Were Rare Five Years Ago. Now They’re Everywhere

From the Frontier Centre for Public Policy By Marco Navarro-Genie Canada’s homelessness crisis has intensified dramatically, with about 60,000 people homeless this Christmas and chronic homelessness becoming entrenched as shelters overflow and encampments spread. Policy failures in immigration, housing, monetary policy, shelters, harm reduction, and Indigenous governance have driven the crisis. Only reversing these policies can meaningfully addr…