Community advocates allege homeless people have been facing escalating violence at the hands of security guards at Toronto’s Union Station in the run-up to the FIFA World Cup tournament.
Members of the Toronto Underhoused and Homeless Union rallied Tuesday at Berczy Park near Canada’s largest transit hub to protest what they called a pattern of displacement and intimidation.
The group that includes people facing homelessness and their supporters said it interviewed about 50 people at Union Station, some of whom reported being beaten by security guards, dragged out of bathroom stalls and were subjected to verbal abuse.