Doug Ford stands behind comments on encampments amid backlash [Video]

Premier Doug Ford is standing behind comments he made suggesting that people living in encampments “just need to get a job to lift themselves out of poverty.”

During a news conference on Monday, Ford railed against those living in encampments, suggesting that “healthy,” unhoused people need to “start working.”

Ford’s comments were met with anger from housing advocates and members of the opposition.

But during an unrelated news conference on Tuesday, Ford stood behind the sentiment.

“Like I said yesterday if there is anyone out there who maybe has mental health issues, addictions, have a disability, I am always going to take care of those people for the rest of their lives. But if you are young, healthy and can work you have to find gainful employment, that is what you need to do,” he said. “We spend over a billion dollars, we have a million people that are on …