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Book review of : Homelessness, Liberty and Property by Terry Skolnik
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Viola, Daniel.
"Homelessness, Liberty and Property by Terry Skolnik."
Osgoode Hall Law Journal
63.1 (2026)
: 171-178.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.60082/2817-5069.4208
https://digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/ohlj/vol63/iss1/6
References
1. (Cambridge University Press, 2024), DOI: .
2. Juris Doctor (2026), Osgoode Hall Law School.
3. Muriel Draaisma, “Toronto City Council Declares Homelessness an Emergency,” CBC News (12 May 2023), online: [perma.cc/L3JH-9L83].
4. Ibid.
5. Shawn Jeffords, “Ontario Spending on Homelessness ‘Stagnate’ While Problem Worsens, New Report Says,” CBC News (15 February 2025), online: [perma.cc/E8FF-BHBX].
6. Rochelle Raveendran, “Ontario Anti-Encampment Law Punishes the Homeless, Avoids Long-Term Solutions: Critics,” CBC News (8 June 2025), online: [perma.cc/4GEZ-PF7E].
7. Open Council, “Doug Ford Tells Homeless to Get off Their Ass and Work, the ‘Best Way’ to Solve Homelessness” (23 September 2024), online: [perma.cc/TPB9-DMYN].
8. Luke Simard, “Ford Calls on Ottawa to Act on Homelessness after Barrie Encampment Tour,” CTV News (22 September 2025), online: [perma.cc/B3C6-D3KM].
9. Richard Raycraft, “Trudeau Says Feds Aren’t Primarily Responsible for Housing, but How Responsible Are They?,” CBC News (2 August 2023), online: [perma.cc/N45F-RRUQ].
10. Liam Casey & Allison Jones, “Nearly 85,000 People Homeless in Ontario, Up 8% in One Year: Report,” CBC News (13 January 2026), online: [perma.cc/9CQT-WSMJ].
11. Ibid.
12. Skolnik, supra note 1 at 25.
13. Ibid at 26-29.
14. Ibid at 29-30.
15. Ibid at 31.
16. Ibid at 32.
17. Ibid at 37.
18. Ibid at 85-86.
19. Ibid at 39.
20. Ibid.
21. 2014 ONCA 85.
22. Supra note 1 at 39.
23. Ibid at 60.
24. The Regional Municipality of Waterloo v Named Respondents and Persons Unknown, 2026 ONSC 2971.
25. Ibid.
26. Ibid at para 207.
27. Government of Ontario, News Release, “Ontario and Waterloo Region Appealing Court Decision on Kitchener Encampment” (16 June 2026), online: [perma.cc/J345-HN2B].
28. Skolnik, supra note 1 at 66.
29. Ibid.
30. Ibid at 67.
31. Ibid.
32. Ibid.
33. Ibid.
34. Ibid at 68.
35. Ibid at 74.
36. Ibid at 78.
37. Ibid at 79.
38. Ibid at 80.
39. Ibid at 81-84.
40. Ibid.
41. Ibid at 86.
42. Ibid at 80.
43. Ibid at 135.
44. Ibid at 142.
45. Ibid at 148.
46. Ibid at 149.
47. Ibid.
48. Ibid at 148.
49. Ibid at 174-76.