SoVote

Decentralized Democracy

Ontario Assembly

43rd Parl. 1st Sess.
June 5, 2023 09:00AM

You know what? I want to continue on that theme. I want to thank the member from Toronto Centre for her remarks today. You mentioned the social determinants of safety. Statistics show that in societies where you have a lesser gap between rich and poor, you have lower levels of crime; you have lower homicide rates. Part of it is really obvious.

Under this government, we’ve got an opioid crisis, an epidemic that is exploding. We’ve got a homelessness epidemic that is exploding. We’ve got food bank lines that are around the block. The statistics show that 80% of homeless youth are victims of at least two crimes per year; 32% reported being victims of sexual assault. So when this government refuses to address those social determinants of safety, they’re actually increasing the amount of work that the police have to do.

What would you recommend to this government, and how would you change this bill to address the social determinants of safety?

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