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Down and Out in Canada’s Capital

Down and Out in Canada’s Capital
Sandra Lillie sits on the mattress on which she slept in a park in Ottawa, with the tarpaulin she used for cover to the side, after she got kicked out of her basement apartment on Oct. 30, 2020. Courtesy of Colin Alexander
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Is Canada really a rich and caring country? Meet Sandra Lillie, who became homeless just as a snowstorm was moving in on Oct. 30, 2020. With threats of violence, two thugs evicted her from her basement apartment on Shillington Avenue in Ottawa in relation to a disturbance she had caused in September.

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Colin Alexander
Colin Alexander
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Colin Alexander was publisher of the Yellowknife News of the North. His most recent book is “Justice on Trial: Jordan Peterson’s case and others show we need to fix the broken system.”
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