Asylum and refugee homeless crisis stretches beyond Toronto

You've seen our reports on Asylum seekers sleeping on sidewalks in Toronto because of a debate over funding but we're learning this same situation is unfolding outside of Toronto.
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[@yazzy3485]

Why are we reporting foreigners sleeping outside. Canadians been sleeping outside for 50 years at least....whats new?

[@laureenchard4512]

Good F#k n point!

[@randompizza14]

Becuase the media and government Hate Canadian citizens but love illegals.

[@holeindanssock156]

Some illegal migrant attacked me yesterday downtown im not joking. I pushed him off me. Thanks Justin.

[@barbaramatthews696]

Justin cares more about Outsiders than his own Canadians. Any wonder that crime is on the rise!,,, 🙄

[@Meyers1793]

JFC. How do you know he was an iLlEgAl MiGrAnT? Did he show you his passport?

[@lizliz4186]

How would you have any idea if its an illegal migrant?

[@frankihatch]

​@@lizliz4186accent

[@chrisd4112]

Shouldn't it be obvious?

[@korky7674]

It should be criminal to house and feed these people while our own live on the streets!!

[@petert1692]

It’s also inhumane not to. Where you raised properly?

[@Fuzzy-_-Logic]

@@petert1692 It is that type of bourjois thinking that Tudeau has mastered and was teaching to children just a couple of years prior to running this God forsaken country.

[@bnice8940]

WELCOME to Canada! The Land of Opportunity. What a joke! Canada is not what it used to be. 🍁🍁🍁🍁

[@sharklee3248]

Sent all these refugees to Justin house now he's the let them in his wife can cook dinners for them too

[@kmm1863]

This is the best incentive to discourage ILLEGAL refugees and asylum seekers. Canadian homeless MUST get priority.

[@kmm1863]

@@metanomena : Please send your address, we can send these asylums to your place since your so post nationalist.

[@Fuzzy-_-Logic]

@@metanomena Well said; if it wasn't such an insult I would say run for Prime Minister.

[@Meyers1793]

Do you actually support to measures that would be necessary to end homeless in Canada or are just saying that because you dont want to help refugees? It is possible to help BOTH refugees and the homeless in Canada by: massive investment in socialized housing, rent control, universal basic income, living wage etc.

[@kmm1863]

@@Meyers1793 : why refugees must live in Toronto? why not Saskatoon or pei? if they choose to live in Toronto and cant afford then deport them.

[@Fuzzy-_-Logic]

@@Meyers1793 Actually it isn't possible as Canada doesn't manufacture any longer and all the work is overseas. Sure our government can keep printing money but the value is incredibly weak. It is happening all across the free nations. 80's thinking belongs exactly there; in the past.

[@mrst7831]

How do people flee their country and skip 15 countries before the land here. If there was a fire I would get outside the building, not head to Vancouver.

[@ianparrish6543]

Exactly. How did they get in here in the first place??!! And now we have to take care of them. Kick em out before the go right on our free ride for immigrants system. They can't contribute to our country. Ridiculous!!

[@missf4681]

Ya money for plane tickets to different continents but no money for food or shelter once they get their convenient. But you aren't supposed to be there

[@mrst7831]

@@missf4681 Since they all seem to have a cellphone, maybe this experience will prompt them to spread this news that Canada has no money left. Some of their excuses / reasons for leaving their country don't seem very credible.

[@batchmakerj]

The greatest part is they all say that they seen on the tv or phone how great canada is... what media needs a shutdown in nigeria? i honestly wish my family stayed in America

[@ralphkilloran8065]

Global News reports "more than half of Canadians $200 away or less from missing bill payments" and we are to worry about foreigners busting into Canada.

[@frankihatch]

There's already enough of them here

[@OlympusMons1969]

Stop the floodgates and let's solve the problem for those that are here now. It's the only way possible.

[@FERNANDOAUGUSTO-fv1ck]

Don't say that...the lefties will call you racist

[@TheJlee28]

To stop the floodgate means get rid of TruDoped

[@NANDA-JONES]

Why keep letting strangers in when you can’t even take care of your own 😢 have you seen Allen Gardens It’s literally a Tent City 😢 Shame on you Toronto 🤨

[@TheJlee28]

It’s the only way he can get more votes. I’ve heard from former refugees they’ll continue voting him so their relatives can get it. They want free everything.

[@lizliz4186]

The province has starved Toronto and every other city by freezing property assessment increases since 2016. They've also held back funds from the city that could help. redirect your shaming to Doug Ford

[@richardbanks6025]

@@lizliz4186 why don't you take them into your home

[@email5023]

They're flying in by plane as much as the land borders.

[@stephanblack4558]

Are they all tested for Covid, TB, Hep C, and Aids or STD's ??????.....

[@richardbanks6025]

These people are a drain on our country, they had enough money to fly here, why don't they pay there own way, we have many Canadians that can't get help, but Trudope passes the buck, he never has a plan for anything, just walks away

[@user-ng4ib3rv4s]

People who live by themselves, struggle to get by, can't afford rent. They make it so much hard now to get assistance, and the government is not doing anything to fix the real problem. You need to work double to pay rent nowadays if you don't have a partner. Very sad.

[@oofmaster8721]

Help our own first and spread the homeless shelters and resources into the cheapest places in Ontario. You have no Charter right to live in the fanciest cities in Canada regardless of your economic status just because you like it more there. If you want to walk around Bay and live in Rosedale or Old Thornhill then earn your way there. If you can’t than the cheapest “homeless city” the government can create somewhere is where you belong.

[@oofmaster8721]

@@metanomena It’s a real shame that is. Even more insulting when some of these people feeling entitled to refuge in Western/European countries are disgustingly and hypocritically proud of their oppressive cultures. It’s just sour grapes their people lost the conflict and couldn’t do the oppressing. It’s OK for the Zulus or Mogul Empire to loot but the Brits hell no! It’s OK for the Inca/Aztec to have enslaved back then but any enslavement by the Spanish was wrong! It’s OK for Imperial China to occupy other states as vassals but when Japan does it a few decades later that is fundamentally unjust! Give me a break. As the English courts have said on the principle of equity: he who lives by the sword must die by it. Modern version courtesy of Tupac is “live by the gun, die by the gun.” No sympathy for oppressors that were oppressed and now still dream as wannabe oppressors.

[@Fuzzy-_-Logic]

Fanciest cities......in Canada? Canadian cities are slums? What country are you and your way of thinking from? I can give you examples of past not so popular leaders that you sound like.

[@stephanblack4558]

Winter will be fun for them.

[@email5023]

2:10 - Oh wait until winter arrives...

[@jiiig8667]

So youre going to frame homelessness as a cause of refugees and completely ignore what the lockdowns did over 2 years? Population transfer is real. ❤

[@sharklee3248]

WHAT GOES AROUND COME AROUND..... JUSTIN ( REMEMBER MY FRIEND )

[@lauradesmond9283]

Canada is in the process of returning back lands to their Indigenous people, now people are forgetting that they are guest on our lands. Not the other way around. Family first help put Indigenous people back on their lands. If that is not possible we should not be accepting refugees from other countries at this time. Stop the madness or something will be done and many people from other countries will be sorry that they did not have our backs.

[@matthewokeeffe]

No they are bringing in fake refugees by the 100s of nit 1000s It's criminal The people that are homless from covid have no chance at being on camera let alone getting a shelter. Blacks from Africa are getting our beds and our resources. Do some research I've lived it. Pure corruption

[@vl.1716]

Not to mention the thousands who are already on the streets, and have been for years, because theres NO HELP ANYWHERE. Nobody can afford rent in Toronto, or most of Canada!

[@richardbanks6025]

People that can't afford to live in Toronto should leave, there are many lower paying jobs all over the country in cheaper areas to live, stop the hand outs

[@mrst7831]

@@richardbanks6025 Lots of harvesting jobs will be available throughout Ontario.

[@bmoshareholderappleshareho855]

It seems like that in many countries, not just Canada. Look at the homeless situation in California, oh my goodness.

[@marleyorange]

Another day in Trudeaus Canada

[@river5554]

LETS ADDRESS THE RENT ENCREASE FOR THOSE ON A FIX INCOME. WHO IS CAMPAIGNING FOR THOSE CANCEL THIS ASYLUM NONSENSE

[@gigigigi6132]

To sleep inside in bed ,they must to work.not to wait to drop something from cloud. Maybe is a good idea to told them before coming that they must to work

[@NZrq9mq]

Move them into Trudeau’s house

[@dashcan8479]

Pretty soon these reporters will join the homeless. I HOPe and pray.

[@lauradesmond9283]

Argument and rant for the day is the politicians need to stop politicizing the homeless people. As an Indigenous women, our ancestors in the past has welcomed strangers on our sacred lands, we gave them shelter, food and clothing. In return many of our people today find themselves homeless. While these strangers are living in on our sacred lands while many of our people are homeless living across Canada. So who is intitled to shelter and the best places to live and what do these people look like. I think that over the last 20 years the quality of life for many Canadian people is not getting better. For many life is getting harder just to keep food on their table, roof over their head and clothes to wear. Many families do not have money to pay for education or save for retirement. And most people are just one paycheck to being homeless. Homeless people are not just skin-based problem it's everyones problem, with so many people who are living on the streets across Canada who gets the housing first. Toronto, Vancouver, Halifax and other provinces are finding themselves in a bind with no money to pay for their own people who are finding themselves displaced from fires, floods, lost of income has been very hard since before COVID-19. Since COVID-19 the homeless rates has gone up across Canada, there are so many people who are living on the streets, parks and were everywhere they can lay their heads. You will see that many people homes are tents or tarpaulin strung up. On top of that Canada and United States dollars are not backed by gold anymore, and both of these countries are heavily in debt. Also there is talk about out dollars collapsing and moving to a gold standard around the world. On top of our financial problems, many people traveling from their homelands looking for a better life they are crossing our borders, and they are not coming through the proper channels hoping to jump the line of those people who are ahead of them. The people who are coming illegally, feel intitled that they should jump the que and they do not care about others just their needs. In the mean time there are people from their countrys who are doing extremely well, they could or should fundraise funds for their fellow country members as a way to pay forward. They must learn to give back. Yes our governments could give more, but these systems is only supports corporations and their corruption, so that only a few are on top. Every one has a part to play.

[@missf4681]

May God bless and keep you ❤❤❤

[@lisakabula891]

Forget the summer heat and humidity, just wait until January.

[@BENNYYKWAI]

Were they ready or have they prepared themselves before welcoming those additional population ?? They haven't paid enough attention to even the local needs !!

[@laureenchard4512]

I was shocked to see two of the refugees freely travelling around Mississauga Friday afternoon 07/14. They were 4 ft from me on the bus, complete with their rolling suitcases. I hope our government has vetted these people. They could be carrying diseases too.

[@Meyers1793]

WOAH rolling suitcases? On a BUS?! on a Friday afternoon?! MUST BE DANGEROUS REFUGEES. ALERT THE RCMP! ALERT CBSA. GTFHO paranoid weirdo.

[@sharklee3248]

All levels of governments don't give any shits to people in Ontario, they don't deals with these people only us. covid coming up again. Well FTW

[@Ynalaw]

Not to worry. Its all meant to demoralize Canadians. They create problems so they can solve them. This is what happens when the WEF-Mafia runs our government.

[@sethzenger6226]

WTH

[@Fuzzy-_-Logic]

@@sharklee3248 Just don't take any free blankets from them and you should be fine.

[@scottythegreat1]

I have little sympathy for the refugees. Most refugees came here on their OWN dollar, or paid to get here through human smuggling networks, or had sponsors that ended up getting them here illegally. The Roxham road loophole caused this much trouble, they knew how to get here and how to jump the queue to get to stay here in Canada. They wanted a better life in Canada and had the means to come here to look for it. Now they are in a massively overcrowded city that cant house them, a massively overcrowded refugee system, a massively overcrowded homeless shelter, and a federal government that doubled their national debt for a health crisis that wasnt as serious as they claimed. We have little money to take care of them now because they overwhelmed the system. Toronto was on the verge of bankruptcy many years ago, and now that theres a bunch of refugees in the system compounded by a federal government that increased immigration with over 35% of them moving to the Toronto area, Toronto doesnt have the money to keep up with the demand. Toronto may very well declare bankruptcy. I hope they do, it means housing prices will drop in the city thats the 5th most expensive place to live in the world. I really only feel bad for the ones that wanted to come here, had no money and were brought here on OUR dollar, that were properly checked out by our government. The rest of them that were sent here on a false promise by human smuggling networks can stay homeless.

[@DavidHalverson]

Prime Minister Trudeau has issued CAD$1 millions of support revenue to the Provinces of Quebec and Ontario. Now the question remains, where is this support money? No new shelters are opening up to handle the refugees or the current people living in the tents downtown. No provisions for security inside the shelters currently operating is being seen, still witnessing violence, drug use, and prostitution within these facilities. Men and women are placed in a dormitory style accommodation, no privacy.

[@richardbanks6025]

If it is that bad , they should return home

[@zacharyhachey4166]

​@@richardbanks6025home is a mental state

[@davebennett3867]

I love how other countries think we need to take their garbage in the money comes from the government know it comes from the taxpayers. Send him home Canadians first.

[@rickboer7715]

You started this crisis Trudy with your tweets

[@janetmaxwell222]

Time for a trip to the job centre...there are 20,000 vacant construction jobs in Ontario.

[@lizliz4186]

The municipalities need to deal with the federal govt directly. The premieres are middle men who redirect federal money to areas that benefit the premieres with votes not to areas that actually need help.

[@user-ng4ib3rv4s]

Its not only refugees, its canadian people too. In the public places, parks, everywhere! Drugaddicst. You don't feel safe to walk downtown anymore or parks or trails. Very unfortunate. And what is this Government doing about it?

[@cleazy______5624]

JTs doing a fine job in 🇨🇦 just keep on focusing on climate change and sending 100s of millions dollars more of taxpayer money to 🇺🇦

[@user-rf5ke8jp6b]

Just to clarify, federal, provincial and municipal governments do not have any money. They never had any nor will they ever have any. It's the Canadian tax payer that is footing all the bills for everything. So while people are saying the government should do more what you are really saying is, no problem spend more of my money. The people of Canada have created this problem by electing who they did so stop the complaining and send your money so it can be spent on your behalf.

[@areciavonkleist3560]

those refugee or assylum seeker they should have extra money. they were able to fly so they have money

[@deborahdeborah8724]

Was that an I-phone?

[@mrst7831]

You bet it was. Everyone of them has a phone and so do many people waiting to hear about their refugee status.

[@stephenfermoyle4578]

but they have cell phones, why does this PM person speak?

[@frankmoon9350]

Thanks Liberal/NDP. We couldn't destroy the country without you!

[@lizliz4186]

What about the provincial conservative govt which has held back money from cities? What about the provincial conservative govt starving cities by freezing property assesment increases since 2016? There's plenty of blame to go around but it doesn't all lie with the feds or the liberal/ndp.

[@frankmoon9350]

@@lizliz4186 Majority of the issues in Canada are happening nationally. Trudeau is the worst PM in Canadian history. Billions wasted, nothing to show except he made the rich, way richer.

[@frankmoon9350]

@metanomena What I have said that's dishonest?

[@bluesky6956]

I feel sorry for them but what about our own Canadian born Canadians who have no home because of Trudeau and his government policies. Time, we look after our own people 1st and then help others. No use helping everyone when your country goes bankrupt because of it.

[@don-cw1yz]

Call Trudeau and he can arrange for hotels in Ottawa. He can also find the money to pay for hotels, food, medical care dental care, and prescription drugs. He keeps allowing economic refugees into Canada then he can pay the bill.

[@missf4681]

It still comes out of your taxes he keeps raising the debt and inflation keeps going up its a mess. But either way Canadians are still paying for thus mess

[@deebee4575]

Canadians voted for all of this. Good.

[@missf4681]

Actually most of us didn't

[@dinog.8606]

The refugee center should have help them create a small individual profiles of their personality and their core skills - there are many wealthy homes or industries in Ontario who could offer roof and work for those individuals as it would be good source for them to launch their life’s. I am a gay guy and I would love to offer my help and share my apt to a new gay refugee who is ambitious to launch his new life here in Toronto. But it does freaks me out to walk outside the facility center as the scenery I have seen through the video clips is horrible and not welcoming

[@Compuscience-Python-Prog-Exps]

This looks exactly like a scene from SOYLENT GREEN movie, at the start of the movie, they show stuff, just like this.

[@batchmakerj]

Canada is so great isnt it? ive done my best to get a spot in a shelter for months and get an apartment with 129 peter st for almost a year now and have deal with the discrimination because im an american sounding canadian... but africans (which have money, dont let them fool you. the nigerian country has money but a horrible goverment) plop their asses on some pavement in front of the place and all of a sudden they are priority... greatness indeed. glad im working on emigrating.

[@Tannyk1]

Homeless Canadians should be a priority and NOT refugees.

[@kowkunt8710]

Really Since when is it the Cdn Taxpayers responsibility too build housing for asylum seekers whom are illegally in Canada to begin with. Refugees whom are Legal "Yes".

[@rockey99]

Yes, sorry but time to shut the doors for awhile. Jt's gov was so proud to give us seniors a $60 pension raise :) yahoo! Then I got my heating bill. My carbon tax doubled from $45 to $90. So much for my pension raise. Canada is really beginning to suck.

[@petert1692]

I wonder with a housing shortage, where will the housing come from? No one should live on the streets, but by the time housing units are built it takes time. Where are they going to find the trades people to build the housing? There are so many questions. Political dishonesty should be challenged with these types of questions.

[@j.c.nightwalker5322]

What about the canadians sleeping on sidewalks?

[@user-si3gf5jn6z]

SOCIAL SERVICES HAVE LIMITATIONS ! ask these people how many services they decline when social services provide them with referrals because they feel its not on their level. Tired of hearing on I had a house in my home country, I had a maid and my own business etc. Be realistic

[@davidjohnson-fw5co]

the same issue is now occurring across Durham region. its very hospitable to take in refugees However if they have to live on the street due to lack of shelters,. there is a huge communication gap between the feds and the districts taking in the refugees on capacity needs. the feds need to get their act together!

[@pixxz4737]

They fly into New York then bus up to Roxham road where Trudeau buses them into cities. All economic illegals. There's zero refugees.

[@simil252]

I can barely pay my bills and taxes and the Government spends so much money for foreigners coming as refugees. Why not thinking first to help your own? How the country can thrive without its own citizens being able to afford a normal life? This is unacceptable. I live beside a fairly large encampment downtown and it’s a junk yard of “allegedly” stolen bikes! I walk my dog in the early morning and I can smell the weed already from their tents. The broken in cars in my building have increased and I don’t feel safe walking around when gets dark… How’s Trudeau ensuring his citizens tax money is well spent? Because I don’t see it…

[@katarzynafolgier331]

HOW MANY UKRAINIANS IS THERE ? GUESS NONE. THEY ARE SPECIAL. THEY ARE GETTING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AS SOON AS THEY WILL GET HERE AND PLACE TO LIVE.

[@user-zt6gu1ph7c]

I myself don’t have a place to stay😮

[@ramb1zizo788]

😊 where the buy??

[@DorothyLaplante]

Enjoy winter

[@river5554]

THEY ARE NOT CHILDREN OF MOTHER TERESA.

[@ew374]

I saw truLIE SPEECH. TAKING IN MORE AND HE CANNOT SEEN TO *HOUSE OR SUPPORT HIS OWN PEOPLE. PATHETIC!!!

[@cathygibson5157]

WE SHOULD BE HELPING CANADIANS FIRST WE PAY THE TAXES

[@iROChakri]

Nothing new. Canada keeps sending money abroad while ignoring the Canadian oeople. Also keep welcoming immigrants 😂

[@davebennett3867]

Why is the Canadian taxpayers problem? Send them back Canadians first. They’re not a problem.

[@LHRTW]

Send Ukrainian Untermensh first

[@jmaychak1992]

They should of never came here in the first place. #TrudeauMustGo

[@scotty4206]

no plan no housing no job's But keep bringing in people. makes a hole lot of sense if you're only looking for votes .

[@citizenm9590]

My neighbor is from Ukraine whose life wasnt in danger he told me he gets $3000 living allowance from the government of Canada. He is also getting affordable housing pritoty access. I prefer these refuges sleeping on the streets they don't cost as much as those Ukraine refuges are getting red carpet because you know why we dont want to many Indians or others races

[@sharklee3248]

JUSTIN TRUDEAU NOT A SMART MAN AT ALL.

[@openbob6656]

we need more immigrants

[@bou_to_the_lest]

Nigerians, Kenyans, etc...and why do I not see any ukrainians in the streets??? Should we investigate racial discrimination?😢

[@gearhead-do1xh]

Thank Trudeau 💵🤑🧦🎭 🤡 🎭🏧🇨🇦

[@Mrtibet315]

I came as refugee 2001 with $525 per month welfare. Me and 4 others got 1 bedroom apartment. Once I got my work permit I went to work at food terminal 4 am. Now a days these refugees have entitlement. They want housing, welfare, and everything else.

[@AS-gh1ge]

Roll toll wool hool zool mool what else rhymes?

[@Meyers1793]

Questions for all the little fascist xenophobes: 1) Do you actually support the measures that would be necessary to end homelessness in Canada? Those measures might include but not be limited to: implement a required living wage (minimum wage is NOT a living wage), UBI, rent control, massive government investment in socialized housing, vacant property taxes, abolishing exclusionary-zoning to allow densification in former single family home areas. 2) Do you understand we can end homelessness in Canada AND support refugees, AT THE SAME TIME? It's not "either/or."

[@hillbilly_heathen]

Future liberal voters, Turdeau is getting desperate

[@amiransarifar3404]

Finally some Media mention the hell life of other people

[@JizMafia]

Still doesn’t move the needle

[@donhughesman5737]

The irony

[@matthewhartley8756]

Ok

[@jamesh3950]

Super gay

[@lauradesmond9283]

Argument and rant for the day is the politicians need to stop politicizing the homeless people. As an Indigenous women, our ancestors in the past has welcomed strangers on our sacred lands, we gave them shelter, food and clothing. In return many of our people today find themselves homeless. While these strangers are living in on our sacred lands while many of our people are homeless living across Canada. So who is intitled to shelter and the best places to live and what do these people look like. I think that over the last 20 years the quality of life for many Canadian people is not getting better. For many life is getting harder just to keep food on their table, roof over their head and clothes to wear. Many families do not have money to pay for education or save for retirement. And most people are just one paycheck to being homeless. Homeless people are not just skin-based problem it's everyones problem, with so many people who are living on the streets across Canada who gets the housing first. Toronto, Vancouver, Halifax and other provinces are finding themselves in a bind with no money to pay for their own people who are finding themselves displaced from fires, floods, lost of income has been very hard since before COVID-19. Since COVID-19 the homeless rates has gone up across Canada, there are so many people who are living on the streets, parks and were everywhere they can lay their heads. You will see that many people homes are tents or tarpaulin strung up. On top of that Canada and United States dollars are not backed by gold anymore, and both of these countries are heavily in debt. Also there is talk about out dollars collapsing and moving to a gold standard around the world. On top of our financial problems, many people traveling from their homelands looking for a better life they are crossing our borders, and they are not coming through the proper channels hoping to jump the line of those people who are ahead of them. The people who are coming illegally, feel intitled that they should jump the que and they do not care about others just their needs. In the mean time there are people from their countrys who are doing extremely well, they could or should fundraise funds for their fellow country members as a way to pay forward. They must learn to give back. Yes our governments could give more, but these systems is only supports corporations and their corruption, so that only a few are on top. Every one has a part to play.