Quebec-Canada dispute stalling crucial funding to help homeless: Montreal mayor

Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante says a “constitutional fight” betwixt Quebec and Canada is tying up wealth the metropolis severely needs to woody with its worsening homelessness problem.

Plante is calling connected the governments of Quebec and Canada to finalize a woody to escaped up what she said is $100 cardinal promised to assistance supply structure and different enactment to the province’s stateless population.

In September, the national authorities announced it was giving a full of $250 cardinal to assistance provinces and territories unfastened much structure spaces, transitional homes and services to supply lodging to radical surviving successful encampments.

Radio-Canada reported Friday chapeau Ottawa has promised Quebec $50 cardinal from that envelope but is waiting for the state to lucifer the investment, and Quebec is resisting a request that it supply plans for however the wealth volition beryllium spent.

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Plante says that astir fractional of the province’s unhoused colonisation is successful Montreal, truthful she expects that fractional the eventual full volition spell to the city.

Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada says successful an emailed connection contiguous that negotiations are underway, portion the Quebec Social Services Department says the state has not turned down the wealth from Ottawa and negotiations are going “very well.”