Oliver Chan

(he/him)
A sign advocating for support for the homeless is seen through a fenced-in homeless encampment in Victoria Park in Halifax’s downtown in March 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese

Using the notwithstanding clause to evict the homeless shows the limits of municipal politics

The proposed use of the notwithstanding clause to clear homeless encampments would add unhoused people to a growing list of those whose human rights have been recently curbed by the clause.

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