Mercedes Perez delivered a Special Lecture discussing the recent ground-breaking homeless encampment eviction decision in The Regional Municipality of Waterloo v. Named Respondents and Persons Unknown, 2026 ONSC 2971 (CanLII). The Special Lecture was held on October 23, 2026 and hosted by The Empowerment Council and the University of Windsor Faculty of Law’s Mental Health Justice Clinic.
Mercedes discussed the social context of homelessness in Waterloo Region and broke down the Superior Court’s legal findings, including with respect to Charter violations and constitutional remedies. The Special Lecture can be accessed at the following link:
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