It always feels like we have to laugh about it, right? Isn't it amazing? We move people out of tents into their house and they actually like it. Come on. Everybody in the shelter system could be housed. Nobody wants to be in a shelter system. Of course, it's absolutely possible. Probably 25% here in Halifax were just evicted, so it comes as a big shock and surprise to them. They could be housed again right away. Maybe we could have even prevented the eviction with some measures.
For the mental health clients, when I talk to each individual for one or two hours, you realize they shouldn't be there. If they had cancer or any other illness, they would be well taken care of. They belong in a hospital bed. They belong in a home. They cannot fend for themselves. We let the most vulnerable people really fend for themselves on the street. That's what we are currently doing. Every resident of a shelter can be housed tomorrow.