Anti-camping bylaw challenge lawyers to speak
The lawyers struck down Victoria’s who fought the case of anti-Camping bylaws will give their take on the decision and the story behind it in evening Thursday.
Catherine Boies and Irene Faulkner Parker will speak at Arts connection or Media Net, 2740 Quadra Street at 4 p.m. For the role in a 2005 tent City in Cridge Park that the pair represented nine campers who where taken to court by the city.
They successfully argued that parts of two bylaws to prevent people from setting up temporary shelter or keeping their belongings on city lands of infringed on the homeless’ Charter rights to security of the person. Lack of available has given shelter space in the Capital Region.
They’ll discuss the reasons to take questions and behind the case and hear concerns on its ramifications. The discussion is being put on the Committee to End Homelessness.
