A vigil is being held by community groups in the Parc-Extension district of Montreal to remember a 42-year-old unhoused migrant who died earlier this year. People who knew Manjeet Singh say that he came to Canada from India in 2018 to get away from poverty. They say that he was kicked out of his house at the beginning of January and found dead on the street shortly after. Jan. saw him declared dead in the hospital. 16.
Those organizing the vigil say there are no emergency shelters or warming centres in the neighbourhood and are calling for better resources for migrants.The organizations say Singh’s body was cremated in Montreal last week.
The vigil is taking place one week after the Quebec coroner’s office launched an investigation into the rise in deaths of those experiencing homelessness in the city.
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