Politicians and activists are expanding the homeless industry
Encampments full of drug-addicted residents have returned to one problem Toronto park, which was the subject of two eviction attempts during the Covid pandemic, one of which resulted in violence and several arrests.
Lamport Stadium Park, which is in Toronto’s trendy Distillery District, is now home to at least 30 tents and an equal number of seemingly drug-addicted and abusive residents.
While @oliviachow trips over herself to take care of the illegal refugees, the parks are starting to fill up with homeless addicts.
Lamport Stadium. July 18/23 pic.twitter.com/wQOLU5rbE0— Sue-Ann Levy (@SueAnnLevy) July 20, 2023
The tents are mostly scattered on the same street – Fraser Ave. – as one of the city’s respite shelters, one that has been marred with controversy ever since it opened in the heart of Liberty Village in 2018.
Lawlessness and violence ensued and during the pandemic, a sizable Tent City cropped up in the park.
