Poilievre promises to let police dismantle encampments, arrest occupants [Video]

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising to clean up Canada’s streets and parks by giving police the power to dismantle encampments and arrest their occupants for setting up tents and shelters to live in. 

“Public spaces must be safe for everyone. We will take back our streets and restore order in our communities,” Poilievre said during a campaign stop in Hamilton on Wednesday.

“We will give people that are currently trapped in these awful circumstances a pathway to a better life,” he added. 

The Conservative leader is pledging to amend the Criminal Code to give police the power to arrest people for discouraging the general public from using or moving through public spaces. 

The first part of his announcement, which was also included in the Conservative platform released Tuesday, pledges to target people for “setting up temporary structures, including tents.” 

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