B.C. judge refuses to order homeless from grounds of Victoria’s law courts
VICTORIA — Cheers erupted at a homeless camp in Victoria on Tuesday when residents heard British Columbia’s Supreme Court had rejected the government’s bid to take down their tent city.
“We won, we won,” said dozens of people who have been living in tents on the grounds of the city’s law courts.
The B.C. Supreme Court’s top judge refused the province’s request to grant an injunction forcing the estimated 100 homeless campers from the courthouse lawn.
Chief Justice Christopher Hinkson ruled the government did not prove it will suffer irreparable harm if an interim injunction to remove the camp was not granted.