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- [Zach] I'm gonna record now.
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- [Taka] Okay.
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- [Zach] Okay.
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Because?
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- [Zach] Okay.
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- [Zach] Do you remember
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just like meeting me and
when that all happened?
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(car revving)
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- Yeah, we dropped another
shelter off yesterday.
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(garage door whirring)
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But did get a complaint
from the neighbors.
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So now we can't have the garage
open while we're building.
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So everyone has to be. (laughs)
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So it's gonna be,
yeah, a little tight.
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(plastic crumpling)
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(loud thudding)
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Oh, man, I just smacked my head.
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(mellow music)
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(rapid thumping)
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(saw whirring)
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(rapid thumping)
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(drill whirring)
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(saw whirring)
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(mellow music)
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(loud clicking)
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- [Radio Announcer 1] Well,
the pandemic has had an impact
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on all Canadians,
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but it's hit those on a
low income especially hard.
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There's now a growing concern
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that the number of homeless
people in Canada may go up.
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- [Radio Announcer 2]
Visible encampments now,
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number more than a
hundred in Toronto
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because of the pandemic and
there are worries they'll grow.
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- [Radio Announcer 3] The
city of Toronto tells us
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they are currently
providing shelter
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to more than 7,500
people each night.
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But according to the
latest city data,
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many of these shelters
are at over 99% capacity,
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including warming centers.
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- [Radio Interviewee] I
had to turn away 12 women
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into the cold because there
was nothing left in the system.
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No violence against
women's spaces,
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no homeless shelter spaces.
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All I could do was
give them a blanket
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and ask them to stay
somewhere close by.
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- [Khaleel] Yeah.
Waiting for the cops
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to show up and be like,
what the fuck are you doing?
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Yeah, that's my worst concern
every time I come through.
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Every single time.
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(loud sighing)
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(melancholic music)
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- [Khaleel] Can you
push it over the hump?
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Woo.
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Okay.
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Oh.
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I think one of the
wheels isn't gonna turn.
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- [Zach] Do you remember
the first night?
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- [Taka] Yep.
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(melancholic music)
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(saw whirring)
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(saw whirring)
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(upbeat jazz music)
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(loud thumping)
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- [Khaleel] I'm tired.
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(Khaleel laughs)
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- Oh, shit, dude,
I saw you on CBC.
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We were gonna like, try
and reach out to you
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about the tiny houses.
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- That's really cool.
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- [Neighbor] That's
awesome, man.
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- Fuck yeah.
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- Oh my God.
- Yeah.
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Very cool.
- There's a GoFundMe page.
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- Yeah. Okay, cool.
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- [Tony] So he's gonna be
over here for a little bit.
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- Are you building here?
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- [Khaleel] Yeah. Yeah.
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- Are you kidding me?
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- That's amazing, dude.
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Yes, Tony.
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(Khaleel laughs)
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Tony's a great landlord
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and I know he'll treat
you guys really well
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because this is important.
- That's awesome.
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- Our city is in
crisis right now
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with the amount of homelessness.
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- But we got lots of, lots of
places they can stay though.
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They just don't want to.
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- Yeah. Some people
don't want to--
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- Yeah. But there's also
a pandemic happening
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and those like, the
services aren't, you know?
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- Yeah.
- If you looked inside
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one of those homeless shelters,
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they're tough.
- Not the homeless shelters.
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They wanna give them hotels,
actual hotels, spares,
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spare rooms and everything else.
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- That's great.
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- There's certain
conditions with it as well.
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- [Tony] Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
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I'm sure there is.
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(foreboding music)
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- [Zach] Talk more
about it, will you?
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(saw whirring)
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(saw whirring)
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(phone dinging)
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- Partnership discussion.
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"I work at the city of Toronto
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and I have been following
your progress and story
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since October 2nd.
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And I'm very happy to hear
that outpouring of support
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for people living
outside. You're inspiring
a lot of people.
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I'd like to have a
meeting with you,
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be able to discuss the
possibility of a partnership.
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The city has some problems
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and you're obviously
very innovative.
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Just gaging your interest
in such a meeting,
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hoping that we can
have a discussion."
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That's so interesting.
That is interesting.
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"Please let me know
if you are interested.
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My availability is variable,
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so if you can send me
a few dates and times
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that work for you,
if you're interested,
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of course, then I can try
to make something work."
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We're City Toronto
first response. (laughs)
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It's like, let's work together.
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That's interesting. I feel
so much less stressed.
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Wow.
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- [Companion 1] I mean,
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it seems good that
they're reaching out.
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- For the first time.
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- [Companion 1] Like,
it means that they're
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really paying
attention, I guess.
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- Yeah.
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And like, I like
that he says like,
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"On behalf of the
City of Toronto."
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It's like they're speaking
as the city of Toronto.
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It's like, this is our response.
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It's like, "Okay, we
wanna work with you."
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It's like, that is fucking cool.
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(keys jiggling)
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- [Zach] Where are you gonna be?
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Where is it okay for me to be?
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- I'm gonna be right here.
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It's 4:15.
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Enter the meeting password.
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Oh my God.
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Okay.
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- [Operator] Okay.
One quick second.
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I'm gonna merge you in. Okay?
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- Oh, okay.
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- [Community Manager]
You know, Zach,
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I guess is doing a documentary
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or something and he wanted to
film the conversation today.
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And so, you know,
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in terms of port and from
the city perspective,
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we have to go through approvals
for those kind of things.
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So we don't have
approval to do that.
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And so like they,
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you know, just to
make sure, like,
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can you confirm that it's
just the three of us.
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Is there anyone else there
are on the call on your end?
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- No, it's just me.
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- [Program Manager] You
know, in terms of like,
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you know, camping in parks
and on right of way passages.
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There's a city by-law that
doesn't allow for that.
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That includes, you know,
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tents, but as well as
like the structures,
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you know, that you've built.
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Do you have a name
for them, by the way?
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- I guess I've been
calling them tiny shelters.
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- [Program Manager]
You know, hats off.
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I'm really, really impressed
with what you have done,
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just personally and
professionally to be some,
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you know, a humble guy that
grew up in Scarborough,
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did some construction,
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knows how to do something
and put it into play.
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I'm really, really impressed
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and I think that your heart's
definitely in the right place.
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- If it's like -10, -15,
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like, you're gonna want
a consistent heat source
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unless you're going to
be somewhere that's warm.
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And I guess, the shelters
that I'm building,
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these are designed to
be heated by your body.
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It's like,
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they will have somewhere
that's consistently warm.
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- [Program Manager] This
is, you know, like I said,
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the first of hopefully many
conversations where we can try
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to figure out where
this partnership lies,
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if there is a partnership.
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And I really hope that there is
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because I think that what
you're doing is really cool
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and innovative and
I think that we need
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that kind of innovation.
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- Ah.
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- [Zach] What do you think?
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- I was surprised by how
long winded they were.
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I thought they'd
be more concise.
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- Okay.
- A little more.
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(phone dinging)
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(melancholic piano music)
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The City of Toronto
therefore demands
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that you immediately cease
the production, distribution,
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supply and installation of
such shelters on city property.
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- [CBC Journalist] The city
didn't respond to requests
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for comment from CBC News.
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Its letter did say,
"If the shelters remain
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on public property, legal
action could be taken."
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- You know,
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what happened when someone
gets into a shelter
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and then they get
evicted for violating
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whatever restrictions and then,
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they leave the shelter and
they don't have anything.
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Like, all of their
stuff is gone.
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Like, what actually
happens to those people?
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It's been surprise,
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considering they sent
me an earlier email,
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discussing a partnership,
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but I understand that there's
quite a bit of disconnection
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between different departments
in the City of Toronto.
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- I've always opposed this
kind of structure or solution
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and in the last month,
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I've done a complete 360
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because I really feel that
city is failing drastically
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and that this is a
lifesaving measure.
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- Lastly, I just wanna
ask why you're doing this?
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- [Maisonneuve Journalist]
You mentioned how, you know,
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part of the reason
why you do what you do
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or at least feel
motivated to do that is
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because you've
experienced homelessness
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to a certain degree yourself.
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And I was wondering
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if you would be comfortable
talking more about that.
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- I stayed in this
tent for five months
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during the winter of Vancouver.
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In Vancouver and,
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yeah, it was interesting.
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It was just something
I never did before
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and
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it was just surprising,
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the challenges that
sort of came up
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that I didn't really anticipate
and just, yeah, living,
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just finding a way to live
and still work and save money.
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I figured I'd be able to do it
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in a fashion that I was
comfortable enough to do.
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But it was one of
the most challenging
things I've ever did,
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I've ever done.
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(melancholic music)
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(wheels rattling)
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(Khaleel grunts)
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(cart rattling)
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- [Inquirer] Sorry, I was
just at my friend's today
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'cause it's kind of
going crazy there.
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- Yeah. It's pretty
shitty though.
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- [Inquirer] Yeah. So I
was talking to my friend
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between the two of us
and he was kind of saying
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with Christie Pitts is
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not a, like the city might get
mad at us there especially.
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- Yeah.
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- [Inquirer] So what were
you thinking would be
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probably the safest spot?
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- Well,
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in terms of safety, I mean,
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if you don't want to be
around a bunch of people,
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I think Allan Garden.
- Yeah.
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I'm a really quiet guy.
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- Okay.
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I think Allen Gardens
would be a good spot.
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- [Inquirer] I just
came in from Barrie.
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I actually lost my
place due to COVID
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because there's been
no work back out there.
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- Okay.
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- [Inquirer] Yeah. So I'm trying
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to look here on Google Maps.
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Is that near Bloor at all?
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(melancholic music)
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- [News Announcer]
The city is under
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an extreme cold weather alert.
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So this cold air really taking
over here in southern Ontario
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and it's going to stick
around for a while.
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Let's take a look at
the satellite radar.
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Current temperatures
across Southern Ontario.
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My goodness, we are sitting
in those minus double digits
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and we are going to stay there,
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not just for the next couple
of days but really. (mumbles)
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(melancholic music)
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(car whirring)
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- Is it here.
- Mh-hmm.
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- It is down this little path.
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I literally carried all
the sheets of plywood,
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everything and just all the 2x6.
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I was just walking like
this and then the generator,
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all the tools, everything.
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This is the very
first one I built.
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Yeah, they put a notice on it.
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So this is how we communicate.
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This is how we communicate now.
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Trespass notice
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under the. (mumbles)
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So do camp large, no
prison to place in store.
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Attach this is
the law. (mumbles)
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This is the law.
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Activities,
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enforcement may include removal
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or disposal.
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These guys aren't
enforcing shit.
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These are the handles
I've been putting in.
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Hello?
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Yeah, someone's been using it.
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That's amazing.
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That's fucking cool.
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And they've been painting.
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I'm happy about that.
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There's no latch or
lock or anything on it.
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It could be coming back.
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Cool. (laughs)
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Good news.
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There. You guys wanna go?
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- [Zach] So where
you built the shop?
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- This is where I built it.
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Someone is using this.
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That's so nice.
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- [Radio News Announcer]
Let's move on to a story about
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a man that we had on the
show at 4:45 this afternoon.
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He's a carpenter. His
name's Khaleel Seivwright
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and he's the guy who built
some Toronto Tiny Shelters.
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These are places for
people with no housing
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to be comfortable
during the cold weather.
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He's built some in city parks.
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He's done a GoFundMe for this.
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It's been overwhelming,
the support that he's got.
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He was on the show today
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and he said that he heard
from the city twice.
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The first time he heard
from the city was saying,
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"What a great idea,
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maybe we can do some
type of partnership."
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And then he said the second
correspondence that he got,
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in the form of an
email was telling him,
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you know, to basically cease
and desist. And if he didn't,
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he'd be then charged with
the cost for tearing down
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these structures. I'm wondering
if this story came across
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your desk and what
your thoughts were.
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- [Mayor Tory] Yes, and look,
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we are seized of the
homelessness issue.
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We've already been successful
at moving 1100 people
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out of encampments,
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which I think most people
find to be not a safe
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or a proper answer
into permanent housing
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or alternative housing.
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There's about 400 people
left in encampments
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and what is proposed here is
to build these structures,
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which the fire department,
not me and not the activists.
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I mean, if I had a
choice between advocates
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as much as I respect
the role they play
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and the fire department
in telling us
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what's safe and what isn't.
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They say these
structures are made
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out of very unsafe material.
It's very flammable.
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The second thing that
has that is clear is
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they're not going to be ideal
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from the standpoint of
other kinds of safety
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and sanitation issues
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because they're little, you
know, little structures that,
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and then the third
issue is whether or not
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it is going to be
just deemed acceptable
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for us to be having
those put up in parks
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where people choose to put
those kinds of things up.
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(Khaleel laughs)
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- [Khaleel] That's funny, yeah.
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- [Zach] And then
you can put this
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in your pocket if you want.
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- [Interviewee] Okay.
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- [Zach] Okay.
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Alright.
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- [Khaleel] So how is staying
in the tiny shelter made
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a difference for you?
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- It's warmer.
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Yes. It's like a,
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just fair, it's like I
felt the floor is better
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than the tent.
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You know, the feeling is just,
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the whole feeling is better
than I thought, you know.
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At the beginning I
thought maybe we,
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it's no fresh air or something,
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but actually, it's quite good.
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(Dorothy and Khaleel laughs)
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- When I first got here,
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I used to wake up shivering
in the middle of the night.
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Every few hours I have to
go around and walk for like,
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however long until I
got my body heat back up
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just to fall asleep
again, wake up cold again.
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I have not had a single night
shivering in this house.
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Every night,
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I sleep like a baby
and ever since,
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so I have problems with
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psychosis and things like
that when I stop sleeping
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and when I'm under
immense amounts of stress
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and all the rest of it.
And when I have this place,
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all my stress
started to go down.
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I've been getting
back into a routine.
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I've been sleeping solid
hours every single night,
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going to bed, waking up and
I just feel more healthy,
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more like, I just can
actually have a life
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and a routine and not
always having to be,
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feel like I have to
fight for my life.
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00:26:18,877 --> 00:26:22,681
- Like I haven't
always lived homeless
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so I know what it's like
to own property and stuff
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and it's a lot of work.
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There's people think
like the people
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that have got all this
money and whatnot,
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00:26:30,555 --> 00:26:32,223
their big houses and they
don't do nothing like,
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00:26:32,324 --> 00:26:35,594
but really, it's a lot of work
to take care of that stuff.
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And like even though it's
a small version of that,
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it's my small version of it
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00:26:39,598 --> 00:26:42,033
and I feel the same
way about it, you know,
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00:26:42,133 --> 00:26:46,972
so I like, find myself like
cleaning up the yard and like,
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00:26:47,072 --> 00:26:49,274
just making little
improvements here and there
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00:26:49,374 --> 00:26:51,176
and decorating and you know,
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00:26:51,276 --> 00:26:52,944
and just makes you
feel more normal,
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00:26:54,346 --> 00:26:59,884
more of a normal
person. Normalizes
things and just, yeah,
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00:26:59,985 --> 00:27:00,919
it's just, I don't know.
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00:27:01,019 --> 00:27:01,052
It feels good.
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00:27:03,521 --> 00:27:04,656
- This is all I own.
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00:27:04,756 --> 00:27:07,759
This is all I have
but this is my home
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00:27:07,859 --> 00:27:08,927
and I'm in a great
country that I love
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00:27:10,428 --> 00:27:15,467
and I've been under
the circumstances of
COVID and pandemic.
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00:27:16,501 --> 00:27:18,069
This is my shelter box,
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00:27:18,169 --> 00:27:20,305
this is where I am and this is
what I have and this is good.
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00:27:20,405 --> 00:27:21,272
It's the best thing
that has ever happened
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00:27:21,373 --> 00:27:24,476
because it's safe
against all the elements,
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00:27:24,576 --> 00:27:27,946
even the physical elements.
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00:27:28,046 --> 00:27:28,480
Yeah.
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00:27:28,580 --> 00:27:29,814
The nasty people.
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00:27:31,616 --> 00:27:33,451
Want to come and bang your
door in the middle of the night
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00:27:33,551 --> 00:27:36,154
and rip your tent.
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00:27:36,254 --> 00:27:37,589
This one,
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00:27:37,689 --> 00:27:39,424
if they hit it, they can
hit it as hard as they like.
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00:27:39,524 --> 00:27:41,593
But I'm okay in there.
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00:27:41,693 --> 00:27:44,129
Just zip my mouth and
I'll be up in the morning.
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00:27:47,065 --> 00:27:49,067
(melancholic music)
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00:28:31,276 --> 00:28:32,310
- [Zach] What are
the comments like
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on the testimonials video?
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00:28:33,745 --> 00:28:35,480
- Oh, just lots of weird shit.
443
00:28:35,580 --> 00:28:36,581
Just lots of yuppie
shit. I don't know.
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00:28:36,681 --> 00:28:38,183
- [Zach] Like what?
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00:28:38,283 --> 00:28:42,087
- This is gonna bring down the
value of my house. (laughs)
446
00:28:42,187 --> 00:28:44,389
Like, all these homeless people
living across the street.
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00:28:46,157 --> 00:28:47,659
- [Zach] Really?
448
00:28:47,759 --> 00:28:49,227
They're saying that?
- Yeah.
449
00:28:49,327 --> 00:28:50,662
You know and it's just
like so interesting.
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00:28:50,762 --> 00:28:54,232
I like seeing the negative
comments more than anything
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00:28:54,332 --> 00:28:55,834
because it's just
so interesting.
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00:28:55,934 --> 00:28:57,402
It's like, yeah, that's
your biggest concern.
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00:28:57,502 --> 00:28:59,771
It is.
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00:28:59,871 --> 00:29:00,572
And it is and it's like
they're just being honest
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00:29:00,672 --> 00:29:03,408
and it's like,
that's reasonable,
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00:29:03,508 --> 00:29:05,043
that that is your
biggest concern.
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00:29:05,143 --> 00:29:09,481
You know, it's like
what a lovely person.
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00:29:14,819 --> 00:29:16,688
- [Zach] Do you want to just
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tell us where you live and.
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00:29:20,658 --> 00:29:24,028
- I live right beside Alexandra
Park at Bathurst, Dundas,
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00:29:24,129 --> 00:29:28,199
and I've been resident
there since November 2019.
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00:29:28,299 --> 00:29:30,068
- [Zach] Are there
any specific moments
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00:29:30,168 --> 00:29:32,103
that stick out for you?
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00:29:32,203 --> 00:29:32,504
- [Valentina] There are a lot.
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First one would be,
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00:29:37,475 --> 00:29:40,912
it was one in the morning
I was trying to fall asleep
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00:29:41,012 --> 00:29:44,182
and there was a bunch of
partying and music playing
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00:29:44,282 --> 00:29:45,717
and then I thought,
469
00:29:45,817 --> 00:29:48,753
"Oh my god they're now
doing fireworks, really?"
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00:29:48,853 --> 00:29:53,958
I look out of the window
and a whole tent was on fire
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00:29:55,160 --> 00:29:57,128
and there were things inside
the tent that were exploding.
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00:29:57,762 --> 00:30:00,131
(loud explosions)
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00:30:00,231 --> 00:30:01,633
- [News Announcer] Bright
flames beside a condo complex
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00:30:01,733 --> 00:30:03,635
near Dundas West in Bathurst.
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00:30:03,735 --> 00:30:05,236
A tent in the
homeless encampment
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00:30:05,336 --> 00:30:07,772
at Alexandra Park was on fire.
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00:30:07,872 --> 00:30:11,342
- After that, the owners and
residents at the complex,
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00:30:11,442 --> 00:30:15,113
we all just started
to report fires
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00:30:15,213 --> 00:30:16,481
or anything close to a fire
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00:30:16,581 --> 00:30:19,617
'cause we were just
all freaked out.
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00:30:20,885 --> 00:30:24,122
It was a rude awakening
for me, just to realize
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00:30:24,222 --> 00:30:26,624
that we're not safe at all.
483
00:30:26,724 --> 00:30:27,492
Like, we're not safe at all.
484
00:30:31,596 --> 00:30:34,632
(melancholic music)
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00:30:52,116 --> 00:30:53,351
- They removed one.
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00:30:53,451 --> 00:30:53,585
- [Zach] Yeah.
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00:30:58,223 --> 00:30:59,023
- Do you know where from?
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00:30:59,123 --> 00:31:00,191
- [Zach] Yeah.
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00:31:00,291 --> 00:31:01,693
- Where?
- Victoria Park.
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00:31:01,793 --> 00:31:02,794
- They took it.
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00:31:05,263 --> 00:31:06,130
Shit.
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00:31:07,198 --> 00:31:09,467
And they're just taking
into a fucking landfill.
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00:31:12,170 --> 00:31:14,138
These people are so useless.
494
00:31:16,641 --> 00:31:17,876
- [Michael] 30 seconds.
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00:31:18,943 --> 00:31:20,578
- We're good. We're good.
- Okay.
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00:31:20,678 --> 00:31:22,647
- So good morning everyone.
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00:31:22,747 --> 00:31:26,017
I'd like to call this
meeting to order.
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00:31:26,117 --> 00:31:28,186
My name is Michael Thompson,
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00:31:28,286 --> 00:31:30,255
councilor and I am the chair of
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00:31:30,355 --> 00:31:34,993
the Economic and Community
Development Committee.
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00:31:35,093 --> 00:31:39,364
I'd like to welcome all
the members of committee
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00:31:39,464 --> 00:31:43,234
and also members of the public.
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00:31:43,334 --> 00:31:44,936
We currently have for
this meeting today,
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00:31:45,036 --> 00:31:50,842
in excess of 70
speakers on items.
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00:31:50,942 --> 00:31:55,246
I will keep the speakers
list open, Madam Clerk,
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00:31:55,346 --> 00:31:58,549
on until about 10:30
and we will close it off
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00:31:58,650 --> 00:32:00,885
at that particular--
- That's hectic.
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00:32:00,985 --> 00:32:02,053
This is gonna be so long.
509
00:32:02,153 --> 00:32:03,521
- [Clerk] Attend is amendment
510
00:32:03,621 --> 00:32:07,358
to the blanket contract
number, 47022687,
511
00:32:07,458 --> 00:32:09,227
issued to Mr. Chemical Limited
512
00:32:09,327 --> 00:32:10,728
for the provision
of housekeeping and
laundry chemicals
513
00:32:10,828 --> 00:32:14,732
to long-term care holds.
514
00:32:14,832 --> 00:32:17,201
- I ask that city
council step in
515
00:32:17,302 --> 00:32:19,537
and direct Parks and Recreation.
516
00:32:19,637 --> 00:32:20,805
- [Meeting Attendant]
All right folks,
517
00:32:20,905 --> 00:32:22,540
we're gonna get started
very shortly. So--
518
00:32:22,640 --> 00:32:23,408
- Let's go. Let's go.
519
00:32:26,177 --> 00:32:29,247
(mellow piano music)
520
00:32:32,517 --> 00:32:36,754
- Next item is EC18.4,
521
00:32:36,854 --> 00:32:40,558
COVID-19 response
and accessibility,
522
00:32:40,658 --> 00:32:45,396
parks, forestry and
recreation programs.
523
00:32:45,496 --> 00:32:49,100
Our next speaker is
Khaleel Seivwright.
524
00:32:49,200 --> 00:32:50,368
You have five minutes.
525
00:32:53,037 --> 00:32:54,505
- Thank you.
- Welcome.
526
00:32:54,605 --> 00:32:56,274
Hey, my name's
Khaleel Seivwright.
527
00:32:56,374 --> 00:32:59,143
Thank you for giving me the
opportunity to speak here
528
00:32:59,243 --> 00:33:00,578
at this meeting.
529
00:33:00,678 --> 00:33:02,480
On November 19th,
530
00:33:02,580 --> 00:33:05,083
I received a letter from
Parks and Recreation manager,
531
00:33:05,183 --> 00:33:09,053
Janie Romoff, threatening
the removal of tiny shelters
532
00:33:09,153 --> 00:33:12,023
that are currently being used
by people living in parks.
533
00:33:12,123 --> 00:33:12,924
And I ask
534
00:33:14,292 --> 00:33:16,461
that the city council step in
535
00:33:16,561 --> 00:33:19,430
and direct Parks and Recreation
to support this initiative
536
00:33:19,530 --> 00:33:22,867
and help me make
Toronto's parks accessible
537
00:33:22,967 --> 00:33:26,437
for all people
living in our city.
538
00:33:26,537 --> 00:33:28,539
The most immediate and
direct way, I think,
539
00:33:28,639 --> 00:33:31,175
city council can support
this initiative is
540
00:33:31,275 --> 00:33:33,344
by issuing a moratorium
541
00:33:33,444 --> 00:33:37,582
on Municipal By-law Chapter
608, Section 13 and 14.
542
00:33:38,883 --> 00:33:39,650
Again,
543
00:33:41,285 --> 00:33:44,989
I think there is a lack of
awareness about the safety,
544
00:33:45,089 --> 00:33:47,692
design and functionality
of these shelters.
545
00:33:47,792 --> 00:33:51,996
So I'll take a moment
to reiterate and
also talk about them.
546
00:33:53,164 --> 00:33:54,999
I'd like to mention as well
547
00:33:55,099 --> 00:33:57,001
that there has been a
document made public
548
00:33:57,101 --> 00:34:00,805
for my deputation showing
49,000 people have signed
549
00:34:00,905 --> 00:34:03,174
a petition agreeing
that there should be
550
00:34:03,274 --> 00:34:05,376
a moratorium on the same bylaws
551
00:34:05,476 --> 00:34:09,113
for the safety of those living
in encampments. Thank you.
552
00:34:11,482 --> 00:34:13,918
- Let me see whether or not
there are any questions of you.
553
00:34:14,018 --> 00:34:15,820
I see none.
554
00:34:18,456 --> 00:34:19,457
- I was like, still
swallowing food.
555
00:34:26,164 --> 00:34:29,133
- I'll start off with fire.
556
00:34:30,101 --> 00:34:31,736
Is he Deputy Chief Jessop?
557
00:34:32,837 --> 00:34:35,873
There was a conversation
this morning,
558
00:34:35,973 --> 00:34:39,277
particularly as it related
to a gentleman that was here,
559
00:34:39,377 --> 00:34:40,645
Khaleel Seivwright,
560
00:34:40,745 --> 00:34:43,414
who talked about
the small tiny units
561
00:34:43,514 --> 00:34:45,450
that he's building
'cause he sees a need.
562
00:34:45,550 --> 00:34:47,552
I'm just wondering whether
or not fire has had
563
00:34:47,652 --> 00:34:52,123
an opportunity to maybe
take a look at those units
564
00:34:52,223 --> 00:34:53,224
and if so,
565
00:34:53,324 --> 00:34:56,527
what exactly is the thought
consideration of fire
566
00:34:56,627 --> 00:34:58,596
with respect to these
units? Are they fire safe?
567
00:35:02,366 --> 00:35:04,202
- [Deputy Jim]
Through the chair.
568
00:35:04,302 --> 00:35:05,369
You can hear me, Deputy Mayor?
569
00:35:05,470 --> 00:35:08,206
- I can hear you.
Deputy Jessop. Yes.
570
00:35:08,306 --> 00:35:09,073
- [Deputy Jim] Great. Thank you.
571
00:35:09,173 --> 00:35:11,275
So through the chair
fire's position,
572
00:35:11,375 --> 00:35:13,544
especially after the year
573
00:35:13,644 --> 00:35:16,414
we have had with the
number of encampment fires,
574
00:35:16,514 --> 00:35:18,616
is that these, these structures
575
00:35:18,716 --> 00:35:22,987
that are being
constructed are not safe
576
00:35:23,087 --> 00:35:25,756
and they're not
designed for people
577
00:35:25,857 --> 00:35:28,226
to live in them in the outside.
578
00:35:28,326 --> 00:35:30,928
- What the fuck? Who did
a fire safety inspection?
579
00:35:31,028 --> 00:35:31,963
Not you, bro.
580
00:35:32,063 --> 00:35:33,598
Who did it?
581
00:35:35,099 --> 00:35:37,802
What are the results of your
imaginary safety inspection?
582
00:35:37,902 --> 00:35:40,571
Oh, that's so interesting
'cause I wasn't there.
583
00:35:40,671 --> 00:35:43,641
Who was there? Who participated?
584
00:35:43,741 --> 00:35:46,811
- I take great
comfort in hearing
585
00:35:46,911 --> 00:35:51,916
from a Deputy Chief Jessop
around the, you know,
586
00:35:53,017 --> 00:35:56,487
the small portable
type of shelter
587
00:35:56,587 --> 00:35:59,323
that Mr. Seivwright spoke about
today and indicated that it,
588
00:35:59,423 --> 00:36:01,492
you know, met all the standards.
589
00:36:01,592 --> 00:36:04,662
It doesn't and I don't want
people to die from fire.
590
00:36:04,762 --> 00:36:06,364
Any other problems--
- Word!
591
00:36:06,464 --> 00:36:10,001
I'm so excited I
get to speak again.
592
00:36:10,101 --> 00:36:10,668
- [Michael] Staff report
that's in front of us
593
00:36:10,768 --> 00:36:12,203
and conclude my remarks
594
00:36:12,303 --> 00:36:14,405
'cause I've now approached
the five minutes.
595
00:36:14,505 --> 00:36:14,605
Moving on.
596
00:36:17,008 --> 00:36:21,245
- [Michael] We are now
moving members to EC18.8
597
00:36:21,345 --> 00:36:23,714
that is the Toronto Rent Bank
598
00:36:23,814 --> 00:36:28,052
and eviction prevention
in the community.
599
00:36:28,152 --> 00:36:29,554
And we have
600
00:36:29,654 --> 00:36:31,189
a number of speakers--
- One speaker.
601
00:36:31,289 --> 00:36:32,156
- [Michael] On this item.
602
00:36:32,256 --> 00:36:33,291
- Oh.
603
00:36:34,425 --> 00:36:37,361
- [Michael] Our first speaker
is Khaleel Seivwright.
604
00:36:37,461 --> 00:36:39,864
Mr. Seivwright, are you there?
605
00:36:41,599 --> 00:36:42,767
- [Khaleel] Yep.
606
00:36:42,867 --> 00:36:43,367
- You're there.
Thank you very much.
607
00:36:43,467 --> 00:36:45,303
You may proceed, sir.
608
00:36:46,370 --> 00:36:50,174
- Okay. I guess I would
like to start by saying,
609
00:36:50,274 --> 00:36:53,711
the question Michael
Thompson made for Jim Jessop
610
00:36:53,811 --> 00:36:57,114
about the tiny shelter,
which he avoided answering.
611
00:36:57,215 --> 00:36:58,216
He made a point of.
612
00:36:58,316 --> 00:36:59,383
- [Michael] Mr. Seivwright.
613
00:36:59,483 --> 00:37:00,985
- Yes?
- I wonder
614
00:37:01,085 --> 00:37:02,787
if you could speak to the
issue that we're dealing with.
615
00:37:02,887 --> 00:37:07,158
It's the Toronto Rent Bank
and if an eviction prevention
616
00:37:07,258 --> 00:37:08,359
in the community.
617
00:37:08,459 --> 00:37:09,727
That's the issue that we're
dealing with at this moment.
618
00:37:09,827 --> 00:37:14,699
Sir, you have had
the opportunity to
express your opinion
619
00:37:14,799 --> 00:37:18,536
on the units that you built
on the previous issue.
620
00:37:18,636 --> 00:37:21,172
What's in front
of us is eviction.
621
00:37:21,272 --> 00:37:22,373
If you could speak to that,
that would be very helpful, sir.
622
00:37:22,473 --> 00:37:23,708
Thank you.
- I'll continue to speak
623
00:37:23,808 --> 00:37:26,911
to that because this
is extremely relevant,
624
00:37:27,011 --> 00:37:29,747
considering how many people
are being evicted right now.
625
00:37:31,549 --> 00:37:33,684
But I think it's
also very relevant,
626
00:37:33,784 --> 00:37:36,520
considering these people
will be possibly living
627
00:37:36,621 --> 00:37:38,923
in these tiny shelters
that, you know,
628
00:37:39,023 --> 00:37:39,924
there was not a fire
safety inspection done
629
00:37:40,024 --> 00:37:43,427
on these shelters by
Jim Jessop or anyone
630
00:37:43,527 --> 00:37:45,062
from the fire department.
631
00:37:45,162 --> 00:37:48,566
And for you to say that they
are definitely not safe is
632
00:37:48,666 --> 00:37:51,702
a complete lie. That's
an inaccurate statement.
633
00:37:51,802 --> 00:37:53,738
So I would like a fire
safety inspection to be done
634
00:37:53,838 --> 00:37:57,742
and for you to see the
results of this inspection.
635
00:37:57,842 --> 00:37:58,943
You know, on a side note,
636
00:37:59,043 --> 00:38:02,813
to however many people are
going to be winding up homeless
637
00:38:02,913 --> 00:38:03,881
this winter.
638
00:38:03,981 --> 00:38:05,549
The people I'm providing
that shelter for,
639
00:38:05,650 --> 00:38:07,318
they have never
experienced homelessness
640
00:38:07,418 --> 00:38:08,486
in their life before.
641
00:38:08,586 --> 00:38:11,589
You know how upsetting that is?
642
00:38:11,689 --> 00:38:12,823
To be giving someone
a box to live in
643
00:38:12,923 --> 00:38:16,394
that has never experienced
homelessness ever in their life.
644
00:38:16,494 --> 00:38:16,761
That sucks.
645
00:38:19,563 --> 00:38:21,299
I guess that's
all I have to say.
646
00:38:21,399 --> 00:38:22,767
If there's any questions,
647
00:38:22,867 --> 00:38:24,935
I'm very open to be
answering them. Thank you.
648
00:38:26,604 --> 00:38:28,806
- [Michael] Thank
you very much, sir.
649
00:38:28,906 --> 00:38:31,575
Let me check to see if there
are any questions of you.
650
00:38:31,676 --> 00:38:33,010
Looking to see
651
00:38:33,110 --> 00:38:34,178
if there are any visiting
members of committee.
652
00:38:34,278 --> 00:38:37,014
I've seen none. Looking
at members of committee.
653
00:38:37,114 --> 00:38:39,984
There are no questions of
you, sir. Thank you very much.
654
00:38:40,084 --> 00:38:41,252
Okay, our next
655
00:38:41,352 --> 00:38:45,656
speaker is Annie Hodgkins,
656
00:38:45,756 --> 00:38:49,060
center for Equality
Rights in accommodation.
657
00:38:50,561 --> 00:38:53,631
( drill whirring)
658
00:39:10,047 --> 00:39:11,315
- [News Announcer] A
homeless man froze to death
659
00:39:11,415 --> 00:39:12,850
over the weekend.
660
00:39:12,950 --> 00:39:14,452
His body was found in the
plateau in a public toilet,
661
00:39:14,552 --> 00:39:17,088
not far from the open door.
662
00:39:17,188 --> 00:39:20,991
A drop-in center where he'd
been earlier Saturday night.
663
00:39:21,092 --> 00:39:24,695
Staff at the shelter say he
should not have had to die.
664
00:39:24,795 --> 00:39:26,764
Angela Mackenzie reports.
665
00:39:28,299 --> 00:39:30,034
(drill whirring)
666
00:39:30,134 --> 00:39:30,901
- I don't know,
667
00:39:31,001 --> 00:39:32,636
just weird, like
my mom's calling me
668
00:39:32,737 --> 00:39:35,272
and she keeps telling me to
stop doing what I'm doing.
669
00:39:37,074 --> 00:39:37,708
- [Zach] Why?
670
00:39:37,808 --> 00:39:38,776
- Because she's fucking worried.
671
00:39:42,580 --> 00:39:43,781
What the fuck is this?
672
00:39:45,750 --> 00:39:48,119
Yeah, she's really stressed out.
673
00:39:51,422 --> 00:39:51,822
- [Zach] What did she say?
674
00:39:56,660 --> 00:39:57,695
- She sent me a text.
675
00:39:57,795 --> 00:39:59,663
I haven't even answered
her phone calls.
676
00:39:59,764 --> 00:40:02,533
- [Zach] What did the text say?
677
00:40:02,633 --> 00:40:04,702
- You know, Khaleel,
you should stop.
678
00:40:04,802 --> 00:40:06,203
You know, you did your best.
679
00:40:06,303 --> 00:40:10,508
Like, you should just stop
because you're gonna get fucked.
680
00:40:10,608 --> 00:40:13,811
She didn't say it like that,
but that's like what she meant.
681
00:40:14,812 --> 00:40:16,447
There's some other
vibe going on, I think.
682
00:40:16,547 --> 00:40:18,849
Like, in city council
683
00:40:18,949 --> 00:40:19,784
and just with them saying like,
684
00:40:19,884 --> 00:40:21,986
declaring that these
are fire hazards
685
00:40:22,086 --> 00:40:23,854
without having any sort
of inspection done,
686
00:40:23,954 --> 00:40:27,691
it's like there's
something else going on
687
00:40:27,792 --> 00:40:29,660
that's really bothering me.
I don't know what it is.
688
00:40:31,729 --> 00:40:35,433
It's like, it's not
about like, the shelters,
689
00:40:35,533 --> 00:40:38,102
it's not about the
danger of them.
690
00:40:38,202 --> 00:40:39,737
It's like, something else.
691
00:40:39,837 --> 00:40:41,739
It's like, there's
a weird thing.
692
00:40:43,007 --> 00:40:45,776
It's almost like
about maintaining
authority or something.
693
00:40:45,876 --> 00:40:48,913
I feel like that's a
bigger issue for them.
694
00:41:38,696 --> 00:41:42,066
(sudden torch blasting)
695
00:41:45,736 --> 00:41:48,739
(torch whooshing)
696
00:41:55,246 --> 00:41:58,449
- I like seeing the pages
burn after page after page.
697
00:41:58,549 --> 00:41:59,283
- [Companion 1] Oh,
dude, it was so cool.
698
00:41:59,383 --> 00:42:01,285
Like, it just flips
the next page.
699
00:42:01,385 --> 00:42:02,686
Flip the next page.
- Yeah.
700
00:42:04,722 --> 00:42:06,357
Dude.
- Can you do a second thing?
701
00:42:06,457 --> 00:42:08,192
- Yo.
702
00:42:08,292 --> 00:42:08,325
You can touch it.
703
00:42:12,062 --> 00:42:13,030
It's amazing.
704
00:42:14,231 --> 00:42:15,466
Yeah.
705
00:42:15,566 --> 00:42:16,133
It does not burn.
706
00:42:18,068 --> 00:42:20,771
The shelter is fine.
It's fucking great.
707
00:42:21,539 --> 00:42:24,441
(upbeat piano music)
708
00:42:24,542 --> 00:42:26,110
- Come on.
709
00:42:36,487 --> 00:42:37,521
I've been building these things.
710
00:42:37,621 --> 00:42:39,256
- Yeah.
- And giving them to people
711
00:42:39,356 --> 00:42:41,458
and I'm just trying to find out
712
00:42:41,559 --> 00:42:43,561
an actual firefighter's
opinion about them.
713
00:42:46,630 --> 00:42:49,833
There's a smoke seal detector.
- Oh, yeah.
714
00:42:49,934 --> 00:42:51,168
- And everyone as well. Yeah.
- Yeah.
715
00:42:53,504 --> 00:42:54,038
Well, couldn't regulate it.
716
00:42:54,138 --> 00:42:56,507
- [Khaleel] Of course.
717
00:42:56,607 --> 00:42:57,408
- [Crew Member 1]
You have to consult
718
00:42:57,508 --> 00:42:59,510
our fire prevention office.
719
00:42:59,610 --> 00:43:00,344
- [Khaleel] For sure.
720
00:43:01,145 --> 00:43:02,246
Well, I mean, in terms of like.
721
00:43:02,346 --> 00:43:03,914
- [Crew Member 1] They're
allowing tents in that by them.
722
00:43:04,014 --> 00:43:05,549
Are they allowing
like, structures.
723
00:43:05,649 --> 00:43:07,851
- [Khaleel] Yeah.
724
00:43:07,952 --> 00:43:09,820
Well, like compared to a tent,
725
00:43:09,920 --> 00:43:11,722
like, do you think this
is a better option?
726
00:43:11,822 --> 00:43:13,424
- [Crew Member 1] You get
burned as fast in a tent.
727
00:43:13,524 --> 00:43:14,058
Tent catches it and it just.
728
00:43:14,158 --> 00:43:15,826
- [Crew Member 2] Yeah.
729
00:43:16,327 --> 00:43:17,394
- [Khaleel] Yeah.
730
00:43:17,494 --> 00:43:19,530
- [Crew Member 1] Definitely
shelters from the elements
731
00:43:19,630 --> 00:43:20,397
a lot better.
732
00:43:20,497 --> 00:43:21,565
- Oh. Yeah.
- Yeah.
733
00:43:21,665 --> 00:43:23,033
- [Crew Member 1] It would
be an awesome fishing hut.
734
00:43:23,133 --> 00:43:24,001
Yeah.
735
00:43:25,002 --> 00:43:26,437
I can give you a phone
number you can call.
736
00:43:26,537 --> 00:43:26,937
- [Khaleel] Yeah.
737
00:43:27,037 --> 00:43:27,905
That'd be amazing.
738
00:43:28,005 --> 00:43:30,207
- [Crew Member 1]
Just gimme a minute.
739
00:43:31,508 --> 00:43:32,076
- [Voicemail] This
is the voicemail of
740
00:43:32,176 --> 00:43:34,778
Toronto Fire Services.
741
00:43:34,878 --> 00:43:36,180
I am in the office today,
742
00:43:36,280 --> 00:43:38,449
but unable to take your
call at the moment.
743
00:43:38,549 --> 00:43:39,683
So if you'd like
to leave a message,
744
00:43:39,783 --> 00:43:43,587
please do so after the
tone. Thank you. (beeps)
745
00:43:43,687 --> 00:43:46,757
- [Khaleel] Hey, my
name's Khaleel Seivwright.
746
00:43:46,857 --> 00:43:48,192
I got your number
from a fire chief
747
00:43:48,292 --> 00:43:51,996
at the Dufferin Fire
Station, Dufferin, DuPont.
748
00:43:52,096 --> 00:43:55,299
And I was hoping to have
a conversation with you.
749
00:43:55,399 --> 00:43:57,901
(saw whirring)
750
00:44:03,774 --> 00:44:05,275
(phone ringing)
751
00:44:05,376 --> 00:44:06,276
- Hello, Khaleel.
752
00:44:06,377 --> 00:44:08,379
This is... Toronto Fire.
753
00:44:08,479 --> 00:44:10,781
- Oh, hey.
754
00:44:10,881 --> 00:44:14,618
I guess I'm just interested
in getting your honest opinion
755
00:44:14,718 --> 00:44:16,053
about the shelters.
756
00:44:16,920 --> 00:44:20,758
- Well, you know,
we're not a fan.
757
00:44:20,858 --> 00:44:23,460
I mean, let me just back up.
758
00:44:23,560 --> 00:44:25,462
We're not a fan of
this whole situation.
759
00:44:25,562 --> 00:44:27,798
- Yeah.
760
00:44:27,898 --> 00:44:31,468
- A path to stable housing
is everybody's goal here.
761
00:44:31,568 --> 00:44:32,770
- I've actually,
762
00:44:32,870 --> 00:44:34,938
I've written up a letter
that I've been trying
763
00:44:35,039 --> 00:44:37,141
to get to John Tory. It's
a negotiation letter.
764
00:44:37,241 --> 00:44:41,311
And I guess, my very
specific idea is
765
00:44:41,412 --> 00:44:44,782
that I'm aware that the city
is getting more housing on line
766
00:44:44,882 --> 00:44:47,184
for people and that
there's going to be
767
00:44:47,284 --> 00:44:49,853
more spaces for people to
go to in the next month,
768
00:44:49,953 --> 00:44:52,289
in the next few
months, next few weeks.
769
00:44:52,389 --> 00:44:53,357
And that, okay,
770
00:44:53,457 --> 00:44:54,825
I've built these
shelters for people
771
00:44:54,925 --> 00:44:56,493
that are outside currently,
772
00:44:56,593 --> 00:44:59,830
but I understand that they
would like to be inside,
773
00:44:59,930 --> 00:45:02,366
like, no one wants to
be living in a tiny box.
774
00:45:02,466 --> 00:45:03,667
- That's right.
775
00:45:03,767 --> 00:45:05,669
- So, and that's like,
I'm fully aware of this,
776
00:45:05,769 --> 00:45:07,171
but there's many
people that are outside
777
00:45:07,271 --> 00:45:09,039
that would like
to be in housing.
778
00:45:09,139 --> 00:45:12,076
And I guess, in my
negotiation letter,
779
00:45:12,176 --> 00:45:15,446
I'm talking about what if
this could be an interim
780
00:45:17,581 --> 00:45:20,417
for people as they're
getting into housing
781
00:45:20,517 --> 00:45:21,585
and then I can move the shelters
782
00:45:21,685 --> 00:45:25,322
and then, eventually remove
them from all city property
783
00:45:25,422 --> 00:45:26,824
when the weather is warm enough.
784
00:45:26,924 --> 00:45:29,159
- Yeah. I don't know, Khaleel.
785
00:45:29,259 --> 00:45:30,394
'Cause as I said,
786
00:45:30,494 --> 00:45:33,097
that's a better discussion
to have with Dan Rowe.
787
00:45:33,197 --> 00:45:36,467
I'm only looking at it from
a fire safety standpoint.
788
00:45:36,567 --> 00:45:37,568
- I guess.
789
00:45:37,668 --> 00:45:41,772
- You know, if we
gotta classify it as you,
790
00:45:41,872 --> 00:45:43,841
what do we classify
it as? Is it box?
791
00:45:43,941 --> 00:45:45,542
Is it buildings, this, you know,
792
00:45:45,642 --> 00:45:47,277
it doesn't really
fit the molds of
793
00:45:47,377 --> 00:45:51,181
any sort of recognized standard.
794
00:45:51,281 --> 00:45:52,750
Do you know what
standard is it built to?
795
00:45:52,850 --> 00:45:56,420
- Well, I mean, it's very,
796
00:45:56,520 --> 00:45:56,887
it's interesting
because there's--
797
00:45:56,987 --> 00:45:59,056
- It's a box.
798
00:45:59,156 --> 00:46:02,559
- There's actually a few
examples of different cities
799
00:46:02,659 --> 00:46:05,929
around the world building
extremely similar structures
800
00:46:06,029 --> 00:46:07,397
for people that
are stuck outside.
801
00:46:07,498 --> 00:46:11,769
And they're working with
governments to do this
802
00:46:11,869 --> 00:46:13,704
and it's, yeah, it's something
803
00:46:13,804 --> 00:46:15,906
that's endorsed by their
government to protect people.
804
00:46:16,006 --> 00:46:18,408
- Yeah, I know.
805
00:46:18,509 --> 00:46:20,944
I mean, and it sounds
okay until it's not.
806
00:46:21,044 --> 00:46:25,115
We want to get these folks into
shelters, into hotel rooms.
807
00:46:25,215 --> 00:46:30,087
We wanna get them on a path
to sustainable housing.
808
00:46:30,187 --> 00:46:31,989
- I guess I'll still send
you over the blueprints
809
00:46:32,089 --> 00:46:34,258
just to get your honest
opinion about them.
810
00:46:35,159 --> 00:46:37,628
(upbeat music)
811
00:46:38,962 --> 00:46:42,733
I like some of Nietzsche's
thoughts about like,
812
00:46:42,833 --> 00:46:45,269
people are soldiers,
they'll fight consistently,
813
00:46:45,369 --> 00:46:48,939
they'll show up, they'll
do their job, and leave.
814
00:46:49,039 --> 00:46:50,774
But warriors,
815
00:46:50,874 --> 00:46:53,644
they can't take a break.
816
00:46:55,179 --> 00:46:57,681
The soldier can go on
vacation, but the warrior,
817
00:46:57,781 --> 00:47:01,218
the only peace they
have is victory.
818
00:47:02,085 --> 00:47:03,086
I love that.
819
00:47:04,221 --> 00:47:06,590
They're just relentlessly
pushing something forward.
820
00:47:09,092 --> 00:47:10,794
(upbeat music)
821
00:47:13,263 --> 00:47:15,165
(plastic rustling)
822
00:47:15,265 --> 00:47:16,667
(rapid thumping)
823
00:47:16,767 --> 00:47:18,402
(saw whirring)
824
00:47:23,273 --> 00:47:25,809
(upbeat music)
825
00:47:30,080 --> 00:47:31,648
- [Friend 1] Can you push it?
826
00:47:34,084 --> 00:47:35,352
- [Friend 2] Oh, yeah.
827
00:47:35,452 --> 00:47:37,554
- Okay. This next story
actually comes from Toronto.
828
00:47:37,654 --> 00:47:42,526
A carpenter named,
Khaleel Seivwright,
829
00:47:42,626 --> 00:47:44,962
is building insulated shelters
830
00:47:45,062 --> 00:47:46,630
for homeless people
in the community.
831
00:47:46,730 --> 00:47:48,866
This is the kind of
stuff I need to hear.
832
00:47:48,966 --> 00:47:51,602
(upbeat music)
833
00:47:56,473 --> 00:47:58,075
- A drill and a hammer.
834
00:47:58,175 --> 00:47:58,976
Let's meet the carpenter
835
00:47:59,076 --> 00:48:01,011
from Canada crafting
multiple shelters.
836
00:48:01,111 --> 00:48:03,347
(woman speaking in
foreign language)
837
00:48:03,447 --> 00:48:04,681
- [News Announcer 1]
One Toronto carpenter
838
00:48:04,781 --> 00:48:06,583
who is receiving praise.
839
00:48:06,683 --> 00:48:07,885
- [News Announcer 1] Of
those who have used them,
840
00:48:07,985 --> 00:48:09,553
call it a saving grace.
841
00:48:09,653 --> 00:48:10,921
- [Woman] I'm so impressed
by what you're doing.
842
00:48:11,021 --> 00:48:14,391
It's actually incredible.
You are such a hero.
843
00:48:14,491 --> 00:48:15,893
- That's cool.
844
00:48:15,993 --> 00:48:17,794
(upbeat music)
845
00:48:21,665 --> 00:48:24,334
(saw whirring)
846
00:48:31,341 --> 00:48:33,877
(upbeat music)
847
00:48:49,159 --> 00:48:52,195
Oh.
848
00:48:52,296 --> 00:48:53,997
I have to get a beer.
849
00:49:39,543 --> 00:49:42,546
(melancholic music)
850
00:49:56,360 --> 00:49:57,995
- [Chief Jessop] Okay,
so good morning everyone,
851
00:49:58,095 --> 00:49:59,963
and thank you for coming.
852
00:50:00,063 --> 00:50:02,966
Early this morning,
just around 6AM,
853
00:50:03,066 --> 00:50:07,004
Toronto fire service responded
to the report of a fire,
854
00:50:07,104 --> 00:50:10,340
a very visible fire
at this location.
855
00:50:10,440 --> 00:50:11,875
Upon our arrival,
856
00:50:11,975 --> 00:50:14,344
our crews were met with a
fully involved structure fire,
857
00:50:14,444 --> 00:50:17,647
what can best be described
as a tiny wooden structure.
858
00:50:17,748 --> 00:50:20,050
The fire was quickly
extinguished.
859
00:50:20,150 --> 00:50:22,552
Unfortunately, once the
fire was extinguished,
860
00:50:22,652 --> 00:50:26,356
our crews conducted
their search inside
861
00:50:26,456 --> 00:50:30,527
and noted one deceased person
with obvious signs of death.
862
00:50:30,627 --> 00:50:33,597
- And these particular
structures, where
did they come from?
863
00:50:33,697 --> 00:50:35,065
- I'm not sure, to be honest.
864
00:50:35,165 --> 00:50:36,800
Again, it would be
inappropriate for me to guess
865
00:50:36,900 --> 00:50:39,569
how they've arrived at in,
you know, in this city park.
866
00:50:39,669 --> 00:50:41,671
That will probably form
part of the investigation,
867
00:50:41,772 --> 00:50:42,973
but I have no idea.
868
00:50:48,478 --> 00:50:51,681
- Did they tell you anything
more about what happened?
869
00:50:53,150 --> 00:50:56,053
- [Outreach Worker] He
had a heater in the unit
870
00:50:58,822 --> 00:51:01,892
and from what I hear
from one of his friends,
871
00:51:01,992 --> 00:51:03,527
and again, I'm just assuming,
872
00:51:03,627 --> 00:51:05,562
but I don't really
know for sure,
873
00:51:05,662 --> 00:51:08,398
that it was a gas heater.
874
00:51:11,134 --> 00:51:11,902
- Okay.
875
00:51:14,538 --> 00:51:17,074
And then, it just lit on fire.
876
00:51:18,508 --> 00:51:19,743
- [Outreach Worker] Yeah.
Like, I think it started
877
00:51:19,843 --> 00:51:20,911
from the inside.
878
00:51:26,950 --> 00:51:27,717
And I don't know,
879
00:51:27,818 --> 00:51:29,886
he could have very well been,
880
00:51:31,521 --> 00:51:32,522
you know,
881
00:51:32,622 --> 00:51:34,891
he could have actually
been on a head nod
882
00:51:34,991 --> 00:51:38,428
or overdosed and maybe
that's why he didn't wake up.
883
00:51:41,198 --> 00:51:41,998
- Yeah.
884
00:51:43,467 --> 00:51:46,303
- [Outreach Worker] But
I do appreciate the work
885
00:51:46,403 --> 00:51:47,571
that you're doing.
886
00:51:47,671 --> 00:51:50,907
There would've been
lots of worse outcomes
887
00:51:51,007 --> 00:51:54,444
in this had you not been
providing shelters for people.
888
00:52:02,252 --> 00:52:05,088
(phone dinging)
889
00:52:21,738 --> 00:52:22,873
Yeah.
890
00:52:22,973 --> 00:52:25,675
And then, this is what
they're hitting me with.
891
00:52:25,775 --> 00:52:28,912
"The applicant, which
is the City of Toronto,
892
00:52:29,012 --> 00:52:31,181
makes application for an order,
893
00:52:31,281 --> 00:52:34,084
permanently restraining
the respondent, Khaleel,
894
00:52:34,184 --> 00:52:36,686
from placing and the
relocating structures
895
00:52:36,786 --> 00:52:38,955
on city owned land or otherwise,
896
00:52:39,055 --> 00:52:41,591
creating a nuisance
or interfering with
the city's rights
897
00:52:41,691 --> 00:52:43,960
as owner and occupier
of its land."
898
00:52:46,463 --> 00:52:46,496
Fantastic.
899
00:52:53,537 --> 00:52:54,504
Yep.
900
00:52:56,540 --> 00:52:56,907
- [Zach] Okay.
901
00:53:03,280 --> 00:53:07,184
(foreboding music)
902
00:53:07,284 --> 00:53:07,817
- [Samara] The
first option is just
903
00:53:07,918 --> 00:53:10,120
like a quiet negotiation.
904
00:53:10,220 --> 00:53:13,356
It doesn't have to be quiet,
but it could be a negotiation.
905
00:53:13,456 --> 00:53:17,060
Like, everyone sort of says,
906
00:53:17,160 --> 00:53:18,094
"Hold on, before we go to court,
907
00:53:18,195 --> 00:53:20,363
before everyone expands
all these resources,
908
00:53:20,463 --> 00:53:22,566
let's talk about what
your goals are, city.
909
00:53:22,666 --> 00:53:25,902
And let's talk about what
Khaleel's goals are." Okay?
910
00:53:26,002 --> 00:53:29,472
The second option is to
just say, "Okay, bring it.
911
00:53:29,573 --> 00:53:31,308
We're going to court."
912
00:53:31,408 --> 00:53:32,576
And because, like,
913
00:53:32,676 --> 00:53:35,812
I think you might have some
kind of legal argument on the,
914
00:53:35,912 --> 00:53:38,148
like, waste dumping ones.
915
00:53:38,248 --> 00:53:40,717
I think what you would have
to do for the encroachment one
916
00:53:40,817 --> 00:53:42,986
is constitutionally
challenge it.
917
00:53:45,522 --> 00:53:48,725
So basically, the point
is, enforcing the by-law,
918
00:53:48,825 --> 00:53:49,759
forcing people out
of these encampments
919
00:53:49,859 --> 00:53:53,430
or forcing me to
stop building these,
920
00:53:53,530 --> 00:53:54,764
puts people's lives at risk
921
00:53:54,864 --> 00:53:57,968
because of the failure
of the shelter system.
922
00:53:59,502 --> 00:54:00,904
(melancholic music)
923
00:54:56,893 --> 00:55:00,397
- Hi, are you here
to serve Tory?
924
00:55:03,333 --> 00:55:06,136
- Yeah. So we're here
at John Tory's condo,
925
00:55:06,236 --> 00:55:07,103
trying to contest the injunction
926
00:55:07,203 --> 00:55:09,439
that he has served to
Khaleel Seivwright.
927
00:55:09,539 --> 00:55:12,275
And we're trying to get
him to stop the injunction,
928
00:55:12,375 --> 00:55:13,576
repeal the bylaws that
criminalize people
929
00:55:13,677 --> 00:55:15,779
who are living in parks
930
00:55:15,879 --> 00:55:19,616
and create more
affordable RGI housing.
931
00:55:19,716 --> 00:55:22,252
- Yeah. Tiny house's
well structured.
932
00:55:22,352 --> 00:55:25,955
You don't need no heat, you
don't need no nothing in there.
933
00:55:26,056 --> 00:55:29,426
As long as they go inside and
close the door, you're good.
934
00:55:29,526 --> 00:55:31,127
- [Zach] Have you had a
couple or you have one?
935
00:55:31,227 --> 00:55:32,095
- I have one,
936
00:55:32,195 --> 00:55:34,130
but I'm the first
person that get it.
937
00:55:34,230 --> 00:55:36,666
I was the first one that
get that. That get it.
938
00:55:36,766 --> 00:55:39,436
Yeah. When it burned
down is people careless,
939
00:55:39,536 --> 00:55:40,637
like go in there,
940
00:55:40,737 --> 00:55:41,771
do whatever they
doing and get high,
941
00:55:41,871 --> 00:55:43,707
fall asleep and something wrong.
942
00:55:43,807 --> 00:55:46,710
But otherwise from
that, it's good.
943
00:55:46,810 --> 00:55:47,711
- [Zach] Did you have
any problems with yours?
944
00:55:47,811 --> 00:55:50,113
- I have no problems
whatsoever. Yeah.
945
00:55:52,749 --> 00:55:53,216
- [Zach] Do you
have anything else
946
00:55:53,316 --> 00:55:54,984
that you want to say?
947
00:55:55,085 --> 00:55:57,954
- I hope whatever, you know,
I hope the city can see
948
00:55:58,054 --> 00:56:02,292
what people are fighting
for and common people
949
00:56:02,392 --> 00:56:03,493
because there's a lot
of people in the street
950
00:56:03,593 --> 00:56:07,464
that need places and we want
the same thing. Like what?
951
00:56:07,564 --> 00:56:08,798
The mayor have his own key.
952
00:56:08,898 --> 00:56:11,234
That's what everybody's
looking for.
953
00:56:11,334 --> 00:56:13,370
A place where they
can call their home.
954
00:56:13,470 --> 00:56:14,204
It doesn't matter, you know,
955
00:56:14,304 --> 00:56:16,172
a home is still
a home, you know.
956
00:56:18,007 --> 00:56:21,144
- [TV Character] Open
the goddamn door.
957
00:56:30,720 --> 00:56:31,287
- Hey.
- Just a.
958
00:56:32,689 --> 00:56:34,424
It's just a very nice take.
959
00:56:34,524 --> 00:56:36,493
- It's really bright in here
960
00:56:36,593 --> 00:56:37,694
when the light's coming.
961
00:56:37,794 --> 00:56:38,528
- [Zach] When it's
all coming through.
962
00:56:38,628 --> 00:56:39,362
It's a really nice day.
963
00:56:39,462 --> 00:56:40,897
- Yeah.
964
00:56:40,997 --> 00:56:42,866
- [Zach] It's cold,
but it's nice.
965
00:56:44,801 --> 00:56:48,004
(melancholic music)
966
00:58:33,943 --> 00:58:35,478
- These encampments
are not safe.
967
00:58:35,578 --> 00:58:38,982
They're not healthy and they
do not belong in public parks.
968
00:58:39,082 --> 00:58:40,049
They're not to be
in public parks,
969
00:58:40,149 --> 00:58:43,086
but we're not just
clearing them out.
970
00:58:43,186 --> 00:58:45,655
We are preceding that by
extensive work that is going on
971
00:58:45,755 --> 00:58:48,691
right now to talk to each and
every one of those individuals
972
00:58:48,791 --> 00:58:50,493
and find them better housing.
973
00:58:51,594 --> 00:58:52,028
(indistinct phone call)
974
00:58:52,128 --> 00:58:53,730
- [Woman] Hi, there.
975
00:58:53,830 --> 00:58:54,597
I just phoned about
a friend of mine
976
00:58:54,697 --> 00:58:56,633
who's been living
at Scadding Court.
977
00:58:56,733 --> 00:58:57,800
He's trying to get
into a shelter hotel.
978
00:59:00,103 --> 00:59:01,004
- [Shelter Coordinator] If he's
looking for an indoor space,
979
00:59:01,104 --> 00:59:02,171
he's gonna need to
contact central intake.
980
00:59:02,272 --> 00:59:03,373
I don't have access
to any hotel spaces.
981
00:59:03,473 --> 00:59:06,109
- [Woman] We're told
repeatedly over and over again
982
00:59:06,209 --> 00:59:07,143
by streets to homes
who come in here
983
00:59:07,243 --> 00:59:08,845
that they can call
any time, residents,
984
00:59:08,945 --> 00:59:11,314
to get into shelter hotels.
985
00:59:11,414 --> 00:59:12,582
They're evicting
people from the parks
986
00:59:12,682 --> 00:59:15,518
and encouraging them to
go to shelter hotels.
987
00:59:16,920 --> 00:59:18,021
- [Shelter Coordinator]
Yes. I am aware of that.
988
00:59:18,121 --> 00:59:20,089
The referrals by the
encampment teams,
989
00:59:20,189 --> 00:59:22,325
the indoor spaces
for eligible folks
990
00:59:22,425 --> 00:59:27,497
who meet the requirements
happen on Monday to Friday.
991
00:59:27,597 --> 00:59:28,998
- [Woman] Right. But I mean,
992
00:59:29,098 --> 00:59:30,366
the prerogative of the city
right now in streets to homes is
993
00:59:30,466 --> 00:59:32,702
to get people into
shelter hotels or indoors
994
00:59:32,802 --> 00:59:34,404
out of the parks. Right?
995
00:59:34,504 --> 00:59:36,039
And I'm like, literally
sitting with a man right now
996
00:59:36,139 --> 00:59:38,508
who's asking for help getting
997
00:59:38,608 --> 00:59:40,243
into one of your shelter hotels.
998
00:59:40,343 --> 00:59:43,513
And you're saying there's
nothing you can do.
999
00:59:44,681 --> 00:59:45,882
- [Shelter Coordinator] No,
1000
00:59:45,982 --> 00:59:46,883
the hotel programs that
streets to homes refers
1001
00:59:46,983 --> 00:59:48,851
to do not accept
referrals on the weekends.
1002
00:59:48,952 --> 00:59:50,353
- [Woman] Okay. Okay.
1003
00:59:50,453 --> 00:59:53,323
So this guy's just gonna
be stuck outside tonight.
1004
00:59:59,829 --> 01:00:00,863
Right?
1005
01:00:02,131 --> 01:00:03,099
- [Shelter Coordinator]
Again, my suggestion is
1006
01:00:03,199 --> 01:00:04,467
that he's going to need
to call central intake
1007
01:00:04,567 --> 01:00:06,502
and if something is available,
they will let him know.
1008
01:00:06,603 --> 01:00:07,804
- [Woman] Yeah. We tried that
1009
01:00:07,904 --> 01:00:09,305
and they said there's
nothing available.
1010
01:00:09,405 --> 01:00:11,574
- [Shelter Coordinator]
At this time,
1011
01:00:11,674 --> 01:00:12,909
but that will likely
change in the future.
1012
01:00:17,580 --> 01:00:20,416
(mellow piano music)
1013
01:00:44,574 --> 01:00:46,175
- [Samara] If you don't wanna
constitutionally challenge it
1014
01:00:46,275 --> 01:00:47,977
'cause you're just
not interested.
1015
01:00:48,077 --> 01:00:49,979
That's a different story.
1016
01:00:50,079 --> 01:00:52,115
- I mean, that's also true.
1017
01:00:52,215 --> 01:00:55,618
I guess I want to get
back to living my life
1018
01:00:55,718 --> 01:00:58,488
and I guess it's interesting.
1019
01:00:58,588 --> 01:01:00,089
Like, I don't,
1020
01:01:00,189 --> 01:01:03,192
I'm not someone that
considers myself an activist,
1021
01:01:03,292 --> 01:01:04,127
you know,
1022
01:01:04,227 --> 01:01:06,029
and in any way,
it's like leading up
1023
01:01:06,129 --> 01:01:07,797
to building these shelters.
1024
01:01:07,897 --> 01:01:09,799
It's just simply something
that I saw that I could do
1025
01:01:09,899 --> 01:01:14,137
that made sense. And
so I did it and yeah,
1026
01:01:14,237 --> 01:01:16,005
I guess I'm not someone
that would like,
1027
01:01:16,105 --> 01:01:19,609
regularly go out of
my way to be involved
1028
01:01:19,709 --> 01:01:20,777
in things like these.
1029
01:01:20,877 --> 01:01:22,145
I guess, like,
1030
01:01:23,246 --> 01:01:27,183
that's the kind of
person I actually am.
1031
01:01:28,718 --> 01:01:29,519
- [Samara] Okay.
1032
01:01:29,619 --> 01:01:31,054
Okay. That's totally fair.
1033
01:01:31,154 --> 01:01:33,990
And we just wanted
to talk to you about
1034
01:01:34,090 --> 01:01:35,491
where your head was at and.
1035
01:01:38,795 --> 01:01:40,997
(trash rattling)
1036
01:01:51,974 --> 01:01:55,344
(continuous thudding)
1037
01:02:05,621 --> 01:02:07,323
- Good morning. I would like
to call this meeting to order.
1038
01:02:07,423 --> 01:02:09,659
Please join me for
the national anthem.
1039
01:02:13,830 --> 01:02:14,831
- My motion is rather short,
1040
01:02:14,931 --> 01:02:17,533
that city council adopt a
goal of zero encampments.
1041
01:02:19,936 --> 01:02:21,504
I've heard from many
constituents of mine
1042
01:02:21,604 --> 01:02:22,505
that have a lot of concerns
1043
01:02:22,605 --> 01:02:24,507
over the mass
encampments in parks.
1044
01:02:24,607 --> 01:02:28,144
And I think people see
that as not being fair,
1045
01:02:33,149 --> 01:02:35,985
but others seem to somehow
either not have to follow
1046
01:02:36,085 --> 01:02:38,788
the rules or they gained
some sort of a benefit
1047
01:02:38,888 --> 01:02:41,491
by having access to
public land for their own.
1048
01:02:42,225 --> 01:02:43,426
- Councilor Holidays.
1049
01:02:43,526 --> 01:02:46,596
Aspirational statements
would find, I think,
1050
01:02:46,696 --> 01:02:49,699
broad support in the public
to end these encampments.
1051
01:02:55,738 --> 01:02:58,808
I don't think that we
should be making it easier
1052
01:02:58,908 --> 01:03:00,810
for the people in
these encampments
1053
01:03:00,910 --> 01:03:02,445
to sustain and live longer
in these encampments.
1054
01:03:02,545 --> 01:03:05,047
We should be encouraging
them to leave.
1055
01:03:10,753 --> 01:03:14,023
(helicopter whirring)
1056
01:03:16,092 --> 01:03:17,827
I will lead the
city administration
1057
01:03:17,927 --> 01:03:19,996
in doing groundbreaking
work on supportive housing
1058
01:03:20,096 --> 01:03:21,864
and supports for people who
are experiencing homelessness.
1059
01:03:21,964 --> 01:03:24,267
I do not believe failing
to act on encampments,
1060
01:03:24,367 --> 01:03:27,670
indefinitely represents any
kind of compassionate approach
1061
01:03:27,770 --> 01:03:29,505
for those who are
experiencing homelessness.
1062
01:03:29,605 --> 01:03:32,341
Nor is it fair and considerate
to all of the other people
1063
01:03:32,441 --> 01:03:34,644
who want to have the
opportunity to use those parks.
1064
01:03:34,744 --> 01:03:36,179
Including some
summer activities.
1065
01:03:36,279 --> 01:03:39,282
We've just announced summer
camps and other kinds of things.
1066
01:03:41,384 --> 01:03:42,819
- I asked Councilor
Holiday specifically,
1067
01:03:42,919 --> 01:03:46,656
does your motion be ending
homelessness? And he said, "No."
1068
01:03:48,724 --> 01:03:50,860
So I can't support
that approach.
1069
01:03:50,960 --> 01:03:51,894
I don't support a golden day
1070
01:03:51,994 --> 01:03:55,565
when suddenly, the
homeless disappear.
1071
01:03:55,665 --> 01:03:56,766
Where we have them,
1072
01:03:56,866 --> 01:03:59,001
but they're not
sleeping out of doors.
1073
01:03:59,101 --> 01:04:01,270
- Five seconds.
- It's a false choice
1074
01:04:01,370 --> 01:04:03,239
and I can't vote for it.
1075
01:04:05,474 --> 01:04:09,312
- [Clerk] Motion
five by Councilor
Holiday, recorded vote.
1076
01:04:10,713 --> 01:04:13,983
- [Announcer] Motion five
carries. The vote is 18 to 7.
1077
01:04:23,092 --> 01:04:26,028
(melancholic music)
1078
01:04:52,521 --> 01:04:55,057
(truck revving)
1079
01:04:59,595 --> 01:05:02,365
(metal clanking)
1080
01:05:07,203 --> 01:05:08,137
- [Ginger] That's so concerning
1081
01:05:08,237 --> 01:05:10,606
that they're not gonna
let people in to help.
1082
01:05:10,706 --> 01:05:13,809
- [Zach] So they're gonna
put a fence around each?
1083
01:05:13,910 --> 01:05:15,111
- They're gonna erect a fence
1084
01:05:15,211 --> 01:05:16,879
and it's gonna have
like, many exits,
1085
01:05:16,979 --> 01:05:18,948
but they're not gonna
be letting advocates
1086
01:05:19,048 --> 01:05:21,450
or support or people in
that don't live here.
1087
01:05:21,550 --> 01:05:23,786
So they've given people
two hours to like,
1088
01:05:23,886 --> 01:05:25,521
accept an offer and get
their shit packed up.
1089
01:05:25,621 --> 01:05:27,123
And then, I guess
whatever they can't take,
1090
01:05:27,223 --> 01:05:30,826
the city will deal with.
1091
01:05:32,028 --> 01:05:34,597
It's not gonna work.
1092
01:05:34,697 --> 01:05:36,165
This is not gonna be good.
1093
01:05:47,076 --> 01:05:49,445
- I just told you.
Did you hear me?
1094
01:05:49,545 --> 01:05:50,212
I cannot,
1095
01:05:50,313 --> 01:05:51,714
for health and safety reasons,
1096
01:05:51,814 --> 01:05:54,450
go into the options
that you offered.
1097
01:05:54,550 --> 01:05:55,384
- [Security] Okay.
1098
01:05:55,484 --> 01:05:56,652
- Do you understand that?
1099
01:05:56,752 --> 01:05:58,054
- There may be other
options open as well?
1100
01:05:58,154 --> 01:05:59,655
- Yes. I'm working
with a housing worker.
1101
01:05:59,755 --> 01:06:00,790
- Okay.
- I have been working
1102
01:06:00,890 --> 01:06:03,426
with a housing
worker for months.
1103
01:06:03,526 --> 01:06:08,631
It's taking a long time to
process the subsidy application
1104
01:06:09,699 --> 01:06:10,900
to get permanent housing.
- Okay.
1105
01:06:12,702 --> 01:06:14,570
So that could still carry on.
1106
01:06:14,670 --> 01:06:15,738
As well.
- It should carry on.
1107
01:06:15,838 --> 01:06:17,740
And I should just wait here
1108
01:06:17,840 --> 01:06:19,809
until I can move into
permanent housing.
1109
01:06:21,210 --> 01:06:22,478
- [Ginger] When people don't
leave, which, you know,
1110
01:06:22,578 --> 01:06:23,846
they're not going to,
what's the next step?
1111
01:06:23,946 --> 01:06:25,848
- I don't know. I have no idea.
1112
01:06:25,948 --> 01:06:27,950
I'll be honest. If I knew
what was the next step,
1113
01:06:28,050 --> 01:06:29,352
I will tell you. I don't.
1114
01:06:29,452 --> 01:06:30,686
- Okay.
1115
01:06:30,786 --> 01:06:33,723
- My job is to deliver the
message, then that's it.
1116
01:06:33,823 --> 01:06:35,157
- Yeah.
1117
01:06:35,257 --> 01:06:37,426
- Okay? Otherwise, I tell
you, but I don't know.
1118
01:06:37,526 --> 01:06:38,427
- Okay.
- Okay.
1119
01:06:38,527 --> 01:06:40,663
I'm just a messenger.
1120
01:06:40,763 --> 01:06:41,564
- Yeah.
1121
01:06:48,738 --> 01:06:50,806
- [Crowd] Who do you protect?
1122
01:06:50,906 --> 01:06:52,575
- [Crowd] Who do you protect?
1123
01:06:52,675 --> 01:06:54,176
- [Crowd] Who do you protect?
1124
01:06:54,276 --> 01:06:56,412
- [Crowd] Who do you protect?
1125
01:06:56,512 --> 01:06:58,481
- [Crowd] Who do you protect?
1126
01:06:58,581 --> 01:07:00,082
- [Crowd] Who do you protect?
1127
01:07:00,182 --> 01:07:02,485
- [Crowd] Who do you protect?
1128
01:07:02,585 --> 01:07:04,687
- [Crowd] Who do you protect?
1129
01:07:04,787 --> 01:07:07,423
- [Crowd] Who do you protect?
1130
01:07:09,458 --> 01:07:12,361
(foreboding music)
1131
01:07:15,898 --> 01:07:20,036
(crowd screaming)
(sirens blaring)
1132
01:07:21,904 --> 01:07:26,108
(metal gates clanking)
(crowd yelling)
1133
01:07:31,647 --> 01:07:33,215
- Stand back. Don't
push people around.
1134
01:07:33,315 --> 01:07:35,217
You guys are being violent.
1135
01:07:35,317 --> 01:07:36,919
- [Protester] Well, it
should deescalate, right?
1136
01:07:37,019 --> 01:07:38,888
The residents don't want a
big violent thing happening.
1137
01:07:40,656 --> 01:07:43,459
(crowd screaming)
1138
01:07:43,559 --> 01:07:45,861
- [Protester] Stop!
1139
01:07:45,961 --> 01:07:49,899
- [Protesters] Let
them go! Let them go!
1140
01:07:53,269 --> 01:07:57,306
(intercom indistinctly talking)
1141
01:07:59,275 --> 01:08:01,110
- [Ginger] I think they're
gonna back us out slowly
1142
01:08:01,210 --> 01:08:02,178
until this place is cleared.
1143
01:08:02,278 --> 01:08:05,915
And then, we will not
be able to get back in.
1144
01:08:08,150 --> 01:08:10,619
- [Ginger] It would be the
same bylaw that they'd be.
1145
01:08:10,719 --> 01:08:12,588
So you'd be--
- Everywhere.
1146
01:08:12,688 --> 01:08:14,090
- [Ginger] Everywhere.
Public parks in Toronto.
1147
01:08:16,459 --> 01:08:20,162
I think that it
also particularly
important day in that
1148
01:08:20,262 --> 01:08:21,130
there are services for people
1149
01:08:21,230 --> 01:08:24,967
that they do not
offer the same way
1150
01:08:25,067 --> 01:08:26,035
that they're going to today.
1151
01:08:26,135 --> 01:08:29,572
There are opportunities
available today
1152
01:08:29,672 --> 01:08:31,707
that won't be available.
1153
01:08:31,807 --> 01:08:34,110
As fucked up as
what's going on here,
1154
01:08:34,210 --> 01:08:36,612
It's also perversely a
very good opportunity
1155
01:08:36,712 --> 01:08:38,714
for you to get yourself lined up
1156
01:08:38,814 --> 01:08:39,915
with the types of options
1157
01:08:40,015 --> 01:08:43,519
that you would most
appreciate: permanent housing.
1158
01:08:45,154 --> 01:08:46,622
Would you just, at
least, if I was there,
1159
01:08:46,722 --> 01:08:47,857
come and just talk to Mitchell
1160
01:08:47,957 --> 01:08:50,059
and you can ask
him your questions.
1161
01:08:55,197 --> 01:08:55,931
- [Mitchell] Yeah.
1162
01:09:37,873 --> 01:09:40,109
- [Ginger] Mitchell, you stay.
1163
01:09:41,343 --> 01:09:41,410
- [Ginger] Please
stay for a minute.
1164
01:09:44,647 --> 01:09:46,148
- Mitchell.
1165
01:09:46,248 --> 01:09:48,751
- I can't say--
- But this is.
1166
01:09:54,256 --> 01:09:57,193
- [Ginger] Okay. So the
police are gonna come in now.
1167
01:09:58,961 --> 01:10:00,329
Okay.
- Yes.
1168
01:10:00,429 --> 01:10:03,499
- [Ginger] And that was an
opportunity for housing.
1169
01:10:11,140 --> 01:10:11,674
- [Ginger] So do
you have belongings
1170
01:10:11,774 --> 01:10:12,041
that you'd like to have?
1171
01:10:14,777 --> 01:10:16,779
- [Encampment Resident]
Yeah, yeah. I do. I do.
1172
01:10:18,080 --> 01:10:19,348
- [Ginger] So what's
gonna happen then,
1173
01:10:19,448 --> 01:10:20,649
is all we're gonna
be able to do,
1174
01:10:20,749 --> 01:10:21,850
is try to give them instructions
1175
01:10:21,951 --> 01:10:24,220
on how to pack your stuff up.
1176
01:10:28,691 --> 01:10:32,294
(foreboding music)
1177
01:10:56,218 --> 01:11:00,322
(continuous thumping)
(cameras shuttering)
1178
01:11:04,526 --> 01:11:07,363
(melancholic music)
1179
01:11:09,832 --> 01:11:11,100
(machine beeping)
1180
01:11:28,584 --> 01:11:30,352
(crowd yelling)
1181
01:11:32,554 --> 01:11:34,290
(machine beeping)
1182
01:12:48,597 --> 01:12:54,370
- This is the first time I'm
in the park, in the real park.
1183
01:12:55,938 --> 01:12:57,506
Real, I mean,
1184
01:12:57,606 --> 01:13:01,009
no one here except residents
of the city, enjoying the park
1185
01:13:01,110 --> 01:13:03,278
since I purchased the place.
1186
01:13:04,546 --> 01:13:07,449
I'm glad that the city
took part and finally,
1187
01:13:10,753 --> 01:13:12,855
well, some people, I'm
sure found places to stay.
1188
01:13:12,955 --> 01:13:15,190
Others had the choice,
1189
01:13:15,290 --> 01:13:17,726
but they had to leave this park
1190
01:13:17,826 --> 01:13:20,529
and I'm glad that it happened.
1191
01:13:20,629 --> 01:13:21,997
(dog barking)
1192
01:13:22,097 --> 01:13:23,732
Yeah. You loving it here.
1193
01:13:23,832 --> 01:13:25,267
Oh, there you go.
1194
01:13:25,367 --> 01:13:27,069
This is what we've
been waiting for.
1195
01:13:29,171 --> 01:13:30,906
- [Zach] And so you're going
back to your place then?
1196
01:13:31,006 --> 01:13:33,742
- No, I gave my place
to some friends.
1197
01:13:33,842 --> 01:13:34,676
They just sold their place
1198
01:13:34,777 --> 01:13:35,911
and they were homeless
for two weeks.
1199
01:13:36,011 --> 01:13:40,215
So I said, "Here,
just live here."
1200
01:13:40,315 --> 01:13:43,318
I'm staying at my
boyfriend's place.
1201
01:13:55,731 --> 01:13:58,434
(melancholic music)
1202
01:14:24,793 --> 01:14:28,397
(melancholic music continues)
1203
01:14:56,225 --> 01:15:00,229
(melancholic music continues)
1204
01:15:22,951 --> 01:15:25,454
(distant crowd chattering)
1205
01:15:26,955 --> 01:15:31,493
(distant crowd chattering)
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