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B.C. supportive housing bill aims to increase safety. Critics fear it will push problems onto streets

CBC News

Those opposed to Bill 11 fear it will drive up evictions, increase homelessness and push problems onto the streets. But proponents say it will make supportive housing buildings safer for tenants and staff.

Housing researcher Alina McKay knows there are "tensions" in British Columbia's supportive housing buildings, as tenants face disruptive violence flowing from poverty and other issues that beleaguer …