Author: tmoro@thespec.com (Teviah Moro)

A controversial claim by a labour union leader about homeless people being bussed into Hamilton has sparked debate and raised concerns about the city’s response to the crisis. The city, social-service agencies, and homeless individuals have all questioned the validity of the claim, pointing to a lack of evidence to support it. A social media post by Joseph Mancinelli, a prominent figure in LIUNA International, raised alarms with his assertion of “BUS LOADS OF HOMELESS PEOPLE BUSED INTO HAMILTON.” Mancinelli’s claim of witnessing buses dropping off homeless individuals outside a church in Hamilton has drawn attention to the issue of…