GEO 793 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: The Home Depot, 2Br, Stereotype
19 Nov 2018
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It was situated in the downtown core of toronto, near the waterfront, and was home to 140 people who were homeless. In september 2002, the residents of tent city were evicted by the owner of the property, home depot. Over 100 formerly homeless tent city residents received housing almost immediately after their eviction in the form of a pilot rent supplement program. Tent city turned out to be the largest and longest act of civil disobedience by homeless people since the 1930s depression. Mayor ford called for the removal of homeless people sleeping in the square, but did not say where they should go. The number of homeless sleeping in the square had skyrocketed despite the fact it is banned by a city bylaws (to between 50 to 100 people) Average increase in rent of two-bedroom units (suitable for small families) 3. 3% (up from 2. 7 per cent in 2014)
