Ville-Marie campers start new appeal

The people camping under the Ville‑Marie near Atwater were ordered by a judge recently to leave the area by June 15, but lawyers are appealing the decision to grant more time for the residents to find permanent places to live.

On the whole I tend to be on the side of leniency but there’s an unstated issue here: the plea says they need the extra weeks to get documentation for housing, but those people have been there a long time, and have faced repeated orders to move out. Having to leave the area is not fresh news to them or to their supporters. After years, will another few weeks get them any closer to their goal?