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Episode Synopsis
City council has declared a housing and houselessness emergency, and a judge has thrown out a lawsuit against the city's dismantling of encampments. We dig into the debate and look back at a month of encampment clearing and shelter space counting.Here are the relevant links for this episode:Emergency declaredEdmonton councillors approve Sohi's 'housing and houselessness emergency' declarationEdmonton's emergency motion: Minister McIverEdmonton city council's homeless emergency declaration slammed by Alberta governmentEdmonton encampments: Deputy Premier EllisAmarjeet Sohi: Calling a Special Council Meeting to Declare a Housing and Houselessness EmergencyTim Cartmell: What's Next for Housing and Encampments?Lawsuit dismissedEdmonton declares homelessness emergency, while judge scraps lawsuit against city's dismantling of encampmentsJudge dismisses lawsuit against city over clearing of homeless encampmentsAlberta court kills Edmonton homeless encampment lawsuitCoalition for Justice and Human Rights statementEdmonton looks to stop homeless encampment lawsuit before injunction request is heardOriginal email sent by Edmonton PoliceEncampment clearingAfter standoff, Edmonton police move in to clear out final 'high risk' homeless encampmentSeveral people arrested as police sweep 8th encampment in central Edmonton'Greatly concerned': Court defers decision over Edmonton encampment removals to later in the weekDozens of weapons seized in encampment removals: Edmonton police share graphic images'And they're back': Edmonton encampment removals continue, critics question supportsShelter situationThe numbers and realities of Edmonton's shelter systemWhy some homeless Edmontonians choose to camp outside the inner cityPolice commissionNews Release: City of Edmonton appoints Ben Henderson as a new member of the police commissionNews Release: The Commission welcomes Coun. WrightPolice commission meeting fuelled with outbursts and encampment talkRachel NotleyRachel Notley to step down as Alberta NDP leaderEdmonton OilersGAME RECAP: Oilers 4, Leafs 212-ton ArtLocal business owner enlists friends on 12-ton artwork honouring AlbertansSpeaking Municipally is produced by Taproot Edmonton, a source of curiosity-driven original stories, curated newsletters on various topics, and locally focused podcasts, all in the service of informing Edmontonians about what is going on in their community. Sign up to get The Pulse, our weekday news briefing. It's free!
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