The battle over Vancouver’s legal tent camp
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This chapter delves into the emergence of tent encampments in Canada, focusing on Vancouver's downtown east side, triggered by housing cost escalations and reduced shelter capacities amid the pandemic. It explores the distinct legal tent community at Crab Park, Vancouver, and compares the city's handling of tent camps to Toronto's more forceful eviction measures for homeless encampments, featuring insights from an investigative journalist who co-authored an article on Crab Park's legal tent camp and its significance in the broader Canadian context of encampments.
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