As many Canadians bundle up for warmth during this week’s cold snap, advocates say protections for the country’s homeless population are severely lacking. With unsafe conditions in shelters and encampments, many have nowhere to go but outside in the cold. Advocates say urgent action is needed, but is enough being done to get there? Naomi Barghiel reports.
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