安大略省最大的城市市长要求设立省级紧急状态,并拨出110亿美元资金,以应对日益严重的无家可归、心理健康和成瘾危机。
Ontario’s largest city mayors demand provincial emergency status and $11B in funding to address escalating homelessness, mental health, and addiction crises.
安大略29个最大的市长正在敦促省政府宣布紧急状态, 以当地无法承受的资金负担为由, 面对无家可归、心理健康及吸毒成瘾等日益严重的危机,
Ontario’s 29 largest city mayors are urging the provincial government to declare a state of emergency over a worsening crisis involving homelessness, mental health, and addiction, citing unsustainable local funding burdens.
他们说,在2024年用于住房和无家可归方案的41亿美元中,市政当局已经捐助了一半以上,并在今后十年中需要110亿美元的省级投资。
They say municipalities have contributed over half of the $4.1 billion spent on housing and homelessness programs in 2024 and demand $11 billion in provincial investment over the next decade.
虽然该省强调最近为住房和恢复中心提供了资金,但市长们认为这些努力不足,并强调城市不能单独承担责任。
While the province highlights recent funding for housing and recovery hubs, mayors argue these efforts fall short and stress that cities cannot bear the responsibility alone.
一些治疗中心取代了根据限制将其安置在学校和日托附近的一项新法律而关闭的受监督的消费场所。
Some treatment hubs replaced supervised consumption sites closed under a new law restricting their placement near schools and daycares.