Right to Shelter Appeal in Victoria Upheld!

2009.12.09 - 4:39 PM

As much as the City of Victoria tried, the Court of Appeal has upheld a previous judge ruling stating that "People who are homeless and have no choice but to sleep outside have a constitutional right to protect themselves from the elements".
This ruling may be the first of many across Canada to legalize the right to shelter.

Link below...

http://www.courts.gov.bc.ca/jdb-txt/CA/09/05/2009BCCA0563.htm

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