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As the old saying goes, neither the rich nor the poor are allowed to sleep beneath bridges. The STM (Société de transport de Montréal) has blocked of a corner at east- central Berri-UQAM métro station (an area where many homeless people congregate, as they also do at Atwater in west-central Mtl. At the latter, the STM dismantled a bus shelter where itinerants congregated.
At Atwater, most of the itinerants are Indigenous people.
A housing activist friend thinks there will be an upsurge in « social cleansing » in the lead-up to the 375th anniversary events.
http://montrealgazette.com/news/this-isnt-how-you-solve-the-problem-fenc...
As the old saying goes, neither the rich nor the poor are allowed to sleep beneath bridges. The STM (Société de transport de Montréal) has blocked of a corner at east- central Berri-UQAM métro station (an area where many homeless people congregate, as they also do at Atwater in west-central Mtl. At the latter, the STM dismantled a bus shelter where itinerants congregated.
At Atwater, most of the itinerants are Indigenous people.
A housing activist friend thinks there will be an upsurge in « social cleansing » in the lead-up to the 375th anniversary events.