The Plante Administration was urged to do more concerning the issue of homelessness in Montreal. During the city's latest council meeting, many members of the Official Opposition asked that the Plante Administration stop insinuating that it needs help from the provincial and federal government to tackle the issue of homelessness and housing, especially with the 1st of July fast approaching.

Aref Salem, the leader of the Official Opposition, mentioned the homelessness situation in Milton Park. He insisted that the Plante Administration should take and implement more actions as Montreal is in a state of crisis. Highlighting that the Ombudsman's recommendations were made over a year ago, Salem asked the Plante Administration if it would commit to implement those recommendations by the end of the year.

Mayor of Montreal, Valerie Plante, answered that the Plante Administration was invested in the issue as the situation is severe in the Milton Park sector, especially following the COVID-19 outbreak. Plante also mentioned that the administration has been well aware of the issue in the past years, and has been working on its improvement. She insisted that they are aware that many people who are unhoused in the Milton Park sector are Indigenous, and that due to a center/shelter closing down downtown, they moved to that area.

When addressing Salem's comments regarding the Ombudsman, Plante said that the administration was doing what the report was recommending, and intended on continuing that way. She added that the Plante administration was being innovative in tackling the issue with a team such as EMMIS, and all the interventions the city was doing.

Benoit Langevin, a Pierrefonds-Roxboro city councillor and the vice-chair of The Commission sur le développement économique et urbain et l’habitation, like Salem focused on the issue of homelessness in Montreal. He discussed the tent city in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve and how the city of Montreal had to provide more for unhoused individuals living in tents, as it is not only a safety issue, but also not a permanent solution to homelessness. Langevin criticized the Plante administration for not recognizing its role and for always discussing its responsibilities vaguely. He emphasized that Montreal needs to find better solutions for re-housing, as well as step up regarding housing accommodation matters, instead of only providing emergency housing. 

The Plante Administration answered that it was taking the issue very seriously and that it was in fact a priority. Josefina Blanco, a city councillor for Rosemont-La-Petite-Patrie, assured Langevin that the city was working with different institutional and community organisations to support vulnerable individuals in Montreal. She added that over $13M was going to be put towards supporting community organisations helping with the issue of houselessness and housing. However, she also insisted that the issue remains that the city of Montreal cannot do it on its own. It needs the support of the provincial and federal government to fulfill its responsibilities.