ROAMING: 1900 places and NOT 1900 people sleeping

The extreme cold in Quebec this month of January is close to -40 degrees; typical of our beautiful winters. But these are unsustainable conditions for homeless people. And this winter, homelessness faces an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. In response to this crisis, the mayoress of Montreal, Mrs. Valérie Plante, carrying the figures transmitted by the Integrated University Health and Social Services Center (CIUSSS) of the Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, reiterated in his press briefing last Thursday that the metropolis had enough emergency places – 1,900 – to accommodate homeless people. And she is right. There are actually 1900 places in Montreal. So why, if there are enough places, have we come to the opening of metro stations as the ultimate so...