Notice of Motion
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Moved by: Councillor Mark McKenzie
Seconded by: ________________
That council SEND A LETTER to the federal government to fix our bail system, and take immediate action by keeping repeat and violent offenders in jail while they wait for trial, so that repeat and violent offenders can’t continue to harm our communities while out on bail.
Moved by: Councillor Kieran McKenzie
Seconded by: Councillor _________________
That Given the significant challenges municipalities across Ontario including the City of Windsor, face in addressing Housing, Homelessness, Mental Health and Addiction in the communities we serve,
And recognizing the major obstacles faced by municipalities including Windsor to provide supportive housing and the resulting Homelessness and Encampment crisis in municipalities across Ontario,
And noting that the Auditor General of Ontario has recently concluded that the Government of Ontario’s Opioid Strategy does not have efficient, effective or adequate processes in place to address the crisis, an analysis accepted by the Ontario Ministry of Health,
And given the comprehensive, robust, objective, inclusive and data-driven analysis undertaken by the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO), representing over 400 municipalities across Ontario, on the full suite of issues cited above including the unprecedented proliferation of Encampments across the province of Ontario :
That Windsor City Council ENDORSE the AMO Policy Update on Encampments and the Opioid Crisis along with the supporting documents: Homeless Encampments in Ontario: A Municipal Perspective and The Opioid Crisis: A Municipal Perspective,
And further, that Council CALLS UPON the Government of Ontario TO ADDRESS the issues cited above by implementing the recommendation proposed by AMO in the documents referenced in this motion
And that Council DIRECT Administration to apprise through direct correspondence the Premier and all relevant Provincial Ministers, as well as, all local representatives elected to Senior Levels of Government, the County of Essex and the Municipal Councils in Essex County of the passing of this motion.
Encampments and Opioid Crisis | AMO
Homeless Encampments in Ontario: A Municipal Perspective
The Opioid Crisis: A Municipal Perspective
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