The Ford government is reviving legislation aimed at giving municipalities more powers to remove homeless encampments, as first reported by QP Briefing, and leaving the door open to the use of involuntary treatment.
On Wednesday, the governing PCs re-tabled the Safer Municipalities Act, which died on the order paper when Premier Doug Ford called a snap election in January.
The legislation passed first reading at Queen’s Park and contains provisions that would increase trespassing fines, which critics say are squarely aimed at individuals living in public parks.