Tickets to homeless keep increasing

The number of tickets issued to the homeless here has skyrocketed over the last 30 years according to a wide study carried out by three universities.

The homeless population receives close to 40 per cent of the fines issued in Montreal, according to their findings.

However you feel about homeless people, the city and its police have to recognize the sheer futility of issuing fines to people with no resources.

Update: The study also shows that indigenous homeless people are hit with an even heavier burden of fines.