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 |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 8.9k Canada voters.
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Trend of how important this issue is for 8.9k Canada voters.
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Unique answers from Canada voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@9FY56SG 12mos12MO
No, we fund these welfare programs for their benefit and if they choose not to accept thats their problem
@9D75VZW1yr1Y
make communities based around the homeless designed to ease them back into a life within society
@9T75DY52wks2W
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.
@9T64K8R2wks2W
Yes, have effective social programs to provide cheap food, clothing, and medicine. But make it so that they adapt to their new housing.
@9T2MJNX2wks2W
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.
@9SZKVH52wks2W
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
@9SYGGS92wks2W
No, and create more social programs to provide basic free food and essential medicine. Enforce the laws that already exist.
@9SY7Z3L3wks3W
If there is adequate support for housing then nobody needs to camp anywhere. People refuse because the shelters are unsafe.
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