Real Estate Boom Driving an “Unprecedented” Surge in Homelessness
As Montreal’s homeless population grew by a staggering 57 per cent since 2018, the price of a house on the island nearly doubled. Experts say those two facts are closely related. The now-dismantled encampment under the Ville Marie Expressway. PHOTO: Jay Walker The front door had either been kicked in or pried open. Either way, there …
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