*This story has been corrected to note the $250 million to address encampments is for the entire country, not just Ontario.
As winter looms and homelessness encampments grow, the federal government is threatening to bypass the provincial government and giving funding aimed at tackling the crisis directly to municipalities.
Ottawa is preparing to funnel funding directly to Ontario’s municipalities to provide shelter for people living in encampments — which would cut out Queen’s Park from decisions on how the money will be spent and distributed.