Troster: Solving Ottawa's homelessness crisis requires provincial and federal help

I had never really heard the term “compassion fatigue” until I started seeing it happening in real time in the community I live in and represent. The changes in downtown Ottawa have become obvious over the last five years: more people sleeping on sidewalks and in alleyways, more erratic behaviour from people with mental health and addiction problems, more discarded needles found near schools. Read More