Dawson: Ottawa's having the right debate on homelessness

One night this week, there was a homeless person sleeping in the lobby of my apartment building. I sure didn’t report him to anyone – and I hope none of my neighbours were callous enough to do so, either. In the kind of cold we’ve been enduring, shelter’s all that matters.
Luckily, Ottawa didn’t seem to have struggled too much with finding places for homeless people to sleep. At the Ottawa Mission, about 20 extra mats have been set up in the chapel each night.