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Response rates from 8.9k Canada voters.

40%
Yes
60%
No
26%
Yes
57%
No
14%
Yes, and create more social programs to provide free food, clothing, and medicine
3%
No, and make it a criminal offense

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Unique answers from Canada voters whose views went beyond the provided options.

 @9FY56SG from Ontario answered…12mos12MO

No, we fund these welfare programs for their benefit and if they choose not to accept thats their problem

 @9D75VZWfrom Alberta answered…1yr1Y

make communities based around the homeless designed to ease them back into a life within society

 @9T75DY5from Alberta answered…2wks2W

I think they should be educated on the dangers of the encampment and show that they only have two options which is to use their available resources or accept that it may be a criminal offence.

 @9T64K8Rfrom Ontario answered…2wks2W

Yes, have effective social programs to provide cheap food, clothing, and medicine. But make it so that they adapt to their new housing.

 @9T2MJNXfrom British Columbia answered…2wks2W

From what I've read, this refusal may be out of concern for their safety as some shelters (not all) are said to be worse conditions than the streets, from theft, sickness, uncleanliness.

 @9SZKVH5from Ontario answered…2wks2W

The homeless or those with no housing should be provided with temporary emergency funds, resources for job acceptances or exceptions, including the fact that in regards to housing they should be provided a home that can last them for 5-6 years until they are financially stable. When 5-6 years is up were expected to check on their financial status and situation, and do background checks to ensure their safety, health made will be provided and social programs are restricted meaning the government will take care of their well being for the mean time without restrictive forms. They will immediate…  Read more

 @9SYGGS9from Ontario answered…2wks2W

No, and create more social programs to provide basic free food and essential medicine. Enforce the laws that already exist.

 @9SY7Z3Lfrom British Columbia answered…3wks3W

If there is adequate support for housing then nobody needs to camp anywhere. People refuse because the shelters are unsafe.

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