As colder, stormy weather hits East Coast, growing fears tent encampments are unsafe
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Claudia Chender, leader of the NDP, said during the committee meeting that she has heard from constituents who fear being evicted due to rising rents and ending up in one of the encampments.
“Within a few kilometres of where we’re standing, we have people worried about how they’re going to pay their rent and to retain their homes,” she said to reporters after the legislature hearing. “I didn’t hear anything today that would suggest these folks can breathe a sigh of relief.”
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