From Chris Johnson:
The City of Victoria was ordered by the BC Supreme Court to strike down by-laws that prohibited erecting temporary structures. Despite the judges ruling that these by-laws were unconstitutional and violated homeless people's right to life, liberty and security of person, the city insists on enforcing these by-laws.
If you've watched A-Channels horribly biased coverage of yesterday's events, here's some video shot by our own independent Right to Sleep campaign media.
Alan Lowe thinks we're 'thumbing our nose' at by-laws the city 'wishes to uphold'. We're doing much more than that, Your Dishonour, we are bringing to light the fact that your by-laws are illegal and unconstitutional, and will see them struck down, as you have been ordered to do by the BC Supreme Court.
[A reminder that lawyers Irene Faulkner and Cathie Boies Parker explained the history of the legal suit, and the judge's verdict on Thursday night. There's introductory information from Rose Henry, also a candidate for councillor, and it's all unedited and online in the podcast section. There's also a 10 minute video summary here .]
