Peel Region shelter crisis deepens as intimate partner violence incidents rise
Advocates say province's shelter funding formula hasn't been updated in two
decades.
As intimate partner violence incidents rise in Peel Region, local leaders say provincially-funded emergency shelters are overburdened and hamstrung by outdated funding rules. Advocates say Peel Region’s overburdened shelter system often leads women to return to their abusive homes. CBC’s Tyler Cheese explains.