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Why the homelessness crisis could get even worse

Emergency funding has dried up, and the head of Toronto’s shelter department says without $317 million, the city will have to shut more shelters

Toronto is in the throes of a homelessness crisis that’s only getting worse, but new budgets from the federal and provincial governments have failed to offer a life raft, says the head of the city’s shelter system. Short of a major infusion of new funds, he’s warning that Toronto could see fast-tracked shelter closures and increasingly squeezed sites as early as the start of next year.

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