Quebec Homelessness Surges, Crisis Looms

0:00It's April 10th. This is Canada News Today, powered by AI. Quebec's government just dropped new stats showing homelessness is surging across the province with the biggest jumps happening outside Montreal. Regions like Avitibi, Temescomang, the Laurentians, Cote Nord, Laval, and Saguenay Locke, St. John, all saw increases over 50%. Those same spots are dealing with even rougher nights, as more unhoused folks are sleeping outside instead of hitting up shelters or hospitals. Montreal still leads with the raw numbers, 5,036 visibly homeless people, and the highest rate per 100,000 residents, hitting everyone hard in the city. This survey skips the hidden homeless, like those crashing on friends' couches or in cheap motels, so the real picture might be way bigger. With these trends spreading fast, Quebec's facing a full-on crisis that demands quick moves from leaders everywhere.