True North previously reported that an influx of asylum seekers — making asylum claimants upon arrival at airports or after illegally crossing the border — have overwhelmed the Toronto shelter system.
However, a large office building at 5800 Yonge St. – just north of Finch Ave. — the City of Toronto budgeted $3 million for at the beginning of February to hold it on a contingency basis to be used as a shelter remains empty.
Read Graeme Gordon’s full report: https://tnc.news/2019/06/16/3-million-taxpayer-funded-shelter-for-asylum-claimants-sits-empty/
