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Last night we fed people outside City Hall because the City would prefer to spend money on cops instead of care.

Today the City is driving that point home with their budget.

Part two of last night's action saw this speech get read to Councillors:

Hello City Councillor.

We have been instructed by the unhoused and poor community of the city of Toronto, that you have broken the rules and expectations that you represent ALL of your constituents while holding this office. You have badly neglected, maintained an aggressive ignorance towards, and thus harmed the most vulnerablized members of the city of Toronto. Because of your lack of attention to our situation, you have caused homelessness and homeless death. And therefore we are forced to evict you from this place of political power.

In order for you to overcome your attitudinal barriers to serving the people equally, we are coercing you into the shelter system where you can see what you have done.

Here are 2 plastic bags for all of your belongings. You have 20 minutes to gather your stuff and leave the premises. Here is a TTC ticket and a map to 129 Peter St. where you can try to access central intake.

Good luck getting a shelter bed because you have for decades failed to create enough decent shelter spaces for those who are on the street.... [say what you want here - rant away] Here are some hand warmers since the temperature isn't cold enough for you people to grant us the opening of a warming centre.

If you are not gone within 20 minutes we will have to call the police and charge you with trespassing.