Gimme Shelter! Homelessness and Canada's Social Housing Crisis
Description:
On May 21, 2002, residents of Canada's largest city woke up to a shocking dose of reality. The headline of The Toronto Star that day read: "Secret Video Exposes Plight of Homeless." The article reportedon a video taken with a hidden camera at one of Toronto’s most crowded homeless shelters. The bodies of homeless men and women were shown jammed together. It was noted that United Nations standardsfor refugee camps require 4.5 to 5 square metres per person, yet the video clearly showed four people sharing an area of the same size at the Toronto shelter. (abstract from the document)
Type of Resource:
Report
Publication Date:
2003
Location:
Toronto