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What questions do you have for someone who used to live in a homeless encampment?

Our guests answer your questions about what it's like to live in a homeless shelter and high-speed rail in Canada.

Also, What questions do you have about high-speed rail transit?

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A man sitting on the street.
An individual panhandles on Bank Street in Ottawa. Earlier this month four of the city's homeless shelters announced they would be unable to take new additions after multiple cases of COVID-19 were identified at their locations. (Andrew Lee/CBC)

What questions do you have for someone who used to live in a homeless encampment?

Late last month, the Ontario government announced that over $75 million dollars is going to municipalities to help them take down encampments in public spaces. That money would be going towards emergency shelter spaces and affordable housing units. Meanwhile, new data from the city of Edmonton shows that police and city crews removed nearly 9,500 homeless encampments in 2024. That's over a 40% increase from 2023. Justin Laflamme used to live in an encampment and currently lives in a respite centre. We've also booked Latonya Ludford, the Canada project manager at The Shift. They'll take your questions.

What questions do you have about high-speed rail transit?

The Liberal government has launched a six-year, multi-billion dollar design and development plan that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says will eventually lead to high-speed rail connecting Quebec City and Toronto. What questions do you have about high-speed rail in Canada? Ryan Katz-Rosene is an Assistant Professor at the University of Ottawa's School of Political Studies, and Jonathan English is a Fellow at the NYU Marron Institute of Urban Management (based in Toronto).