Feeling thankful, at the Oshawa monthly Council today, 10 of the 11 member Council supported the Seize the Drugs and Save the City motion (published a couple posts back)! Council agreed to an additional paragraph being added to it, which appropriately expanded the scope of the main motion concerning the rapid spread of open illicit drug use and the need to reclaim our streets, parks and public spaces before the situation is unfixable:
“that Council additionally requests that the provincial Minister of Health, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing and Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions coordinate activities and funding to increase supportive housing capacity to reduce the numbers of individuals on the streets struggling with addiction with limited opportunities to find suitable care environments.”
“that Council additionally requests that the provincial Minister of Health, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing and Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions coordinate activities and funding to increase supportive housing capacity to reduce the numbers of individuals on the streets struggling with addiction with limited opportunities to find suitable care environments.”