Mayor Tory and City Council: Your budget is a big FAIL for homeless people.

From Social Planning Toronto: 

"The budget notes also indicate that the City will not be meeting its target of expanding the shelter system to add 1,000 new beds by 2020; Council voted to add the beds over 3 years, concluding in 2020. The target date has been delayed to 2022. SSHA expects to have 744 of the 1,000 beds this year, including 143 new beds in 3 sites. The budget notes indicate that the delay is due to 'challenging real estate market, sites and shifting construction schedules'. Further to this point, 'issues such as the development of sites that are dependent upon the completion of another, and the development of a site that is in partnership with another city division, are examples that have contributed to this extended timeline.' The City has awarded a master service agreement to consultants to deal with much of the design and construction oversight for the new shelters."

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