The City of Abbotsford is in court today trying to have a lawsuit launched by homelessness advocates thrown out.
It relates to controversial bylaws designed to limit loitering in public areas.
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The city has been interpreted as being anti-homeless. They have made it illegal to camp in public parks and illegal to sleep in a parked car and the relationship between homeless people and the city has become tense in recent months after aggressive anti-homelessness tactics.
That includes city staff spreading chicken manure at a homeless camp in 2013.
Pivot Legal Society says it’s important to have the lawsuit heard because it could have national implications for the rights of homeless people.
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