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Jason Miles came to Dunn House carrying addiction, homelessness, and a system that kept looking away. He is now leading recovery groups and a valued member of the Mayor’s Advisory group. Yesterday he handed me something he wrote. Jason — your courage is changing many more lives. it’s been one of the biggest privileges of my career to witness it. It’s one thing to talk about policy and data. It’s another thing entirely when someone says i feel like i actually have a future now. That’s the reminder. That we need to look out for each other — in the highs and the lows. Thank you, Jason. you have no idea what this means for all of us in the work.

In Maytree's report, they compared the no. of homeless OW + ODSP recipients from July 2019 to July 2025 - a 72% increase. Upon closer look, their full data table runs Jan 2019 (16,001) to Aug 2025 (31,105) - a 94% increase! Considerably worse than 72! #homelessness #ODSP #OW

Another emergency services vehicle struck on Highway 401 at Brighton.

‘This is preventative medicine.’ Toronto hospital starts $1-million fund to help patients with rent. Research shows a link between evictions and worse health outcomes, says @AndrewBoozary of the University Health Network. thestar.com/news/gta/this-… via @TorontoStar @UHN

ODSP rules leave Windsor, Ont. widow without survivor’s pension after husband’s death ctvnews.ca/windsor/articl…

BLOG: Encampments are not caused by permissiveness. They are caused by the collapse of the systems that are supposed to prevent them. To say “#encampments must go” without addressing why they exist is to confuse symptom for cause. #AffordableHousing openpolicyontario.com/encampments-fe…

‘I don’t wish this upon anybody’: man shares his story of life in a homeless encampment ctvnews.ca/winnipeg/artic…

Ontario quietly introduces $700/day #HomeCare to relieve hospital overcrowding “It looks good on paper..But knowing that staffing shortages are affecting every part of the #healthcare system, where are these quality workers going to come from?” #ONpoli ctvnews.ca/health/article…

Buried in Doug Ford's fall budget are changes that will remove parts of Wasaga beach from provincial protection. As I reported in August, those parts are 60% of the world’s longest freshwater beach and the main nesting area for the piping plover: thenarwhal.ca/wasaga-beach-o… #onpoli

How extraordinarily uninformed. The homelessness crisis arose as rents doubled this past decade and shelter allowances remained static. We defend many evictions. Almost all due to inability to pay the rent. We’ve never seen an eviction over drug use. But libeling victims, I suppose, helps one to feel superior instead of sympathetic. @integrityto

Ontario property tax hikes loom as mayors battle ‘outdated’ funding structure. globalnews.ca/news/11512220/…

One cannot love God without extending one’s love to the poor. Love for our neighbor is tangible proof of the authenticity of our love for God. The Lord himself teaches us: “Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me” (Mt 25:40). #DilexiTe

@ONinfra @ONmunicipal @housingON @ONtransport x.com/ODSPAction/sta…

Good — this is our first victory! But while @fordnation may be calling off consultations on eliminating security of tenure for tenants, make no mistake: their intention with Bill 60 and beyond is to weaken protections for tenants that will leave Ontarians homeless. Keep fighting!

You will never stabilize the economy without #Housing. In an aggressive trade/tariff war with the US…why cause additional stress to those struggling to secure shelter. It’s mean spirited & fiscally irresponsible. #onpoli #Bill60

In Ajax, homelessness continues to go up. Everyone in Ajax knows and sees this problem. The Ford government doesn’t care. Today they voted down a Bill to create a plan to end homelessness within 10 years because they did not want to assign timelines. We know the solution to homelessness is creating transitional and supportive housing with wraparound mental health and addictions supports. This fight does not end today. I’m going to keep standing up for solutions in the Legislature to reduce homelessness and keep Ajax safe.

Time Mr. Prime Minister to force provinces to uphold the Canada health Act and stop forcing our hospitals into bankruptcy so that their friends with $$ can profit from private medicine. WE DON'T WANT USA HEALTHCARE!! Where the rich get help and the poor die

Bill 60 is outrageous in a province already inundated with mass homelessness. It further limits justice for tenants at the LTB, expedites evictions for non-payment, and further incentivizes Landlord's Own Use evictions by slashing compensation to tenants. news.ontario.ca/en/release/100…

Your latest piece of legislation would, in practice, put an end to rent control across Ontario by eliminating security of tenure. No renter would be safe. Right when 81,000+ Ontarians are homeless. Right when 800,000 are unemployed — and more and more Ontarians are joining them.