Criminalization Of Homelessness In Canada

Homelessness has been a growing problem throughout Canada. With an increasing number of homeless citizens in Canada, it shouldn’t be a cause for concerns when the middle and higher class population starts asking questions. Myself, a part of the middle class, see homeless individuals everywhere so it does affect me. In my opinion, homeless people should NOT be criminalized as this goes against the several aspects that makes Canada such a great place to reside. Classism is a very difficult problem to solve, as every nation faces this. It shouldn’t be up to us to differentiate homeless people amongst others. Pursuing survival is an aspect of human nature and no one should face consequences for this. As long as the homeless society is not affecting anyone else around them or are causing any problems, there should not be any concern.
A solution to such a problem is very difficult to create as in my opinion, Government intervention is needed. Imagine if these individuals had a place to sleep and eat instead of spending their nights outside in public. The Government should invest more money towards housing because with this, less homeless people will be outside and thus not breaking any laws. In addition, these houses can have a program where they educate homeless citizens about society and law, so they don’t cause any further