Second, public toilets should be a human right. Most 24h restaurants are closed, so people experiencing homelessness have few options to practice basic hygiene. While our city struggles with a homelessness crisis, we still need to meet basic human needs. Washrooms included.
Third, we are relying on deliveries like never before. Many drivers are on the road for hours at a time with NO access to washrooms. It is not fair for us to order in dinner, bang our pots & pans for front line workers, then lock our doors when these people need to pee.
Denying access to washrooms denies people of their dignity - if it’s your delivery driver, your daughter (I yet acknowledged the gender lens to this debate) or your neighbour - that stranger who is struggling to find a place to sleep.
So have a heart Deputy Mayor Minnan-Wong - apologize for your comments or resign as deputy mayor because our city deserves better.
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