Toronto City Councillor Brad Bradford wants the mayor and council to protect playgrounds, daycares and schools from becoming homeless encampments .

Bradford has proposed a motion, Protecting Playgrounds and Parks: Ensuring Safety for Children and Families, that directs city staff to remove encampments located within 200 metres of a school, daycare or playground within 48 hours of being reported.

“Toronto’s parks and playgrounds are for everyone — and when they are overtaken by encampments, they become unsafe for children and families,” Bradford said in a statement Friday.

“Parents shouldn’t have to worry about their kids being exposed to unsafe behaviour, or playing near discarded needles .”

The motion, which will be presented at next week’s City Council meeting, follows concerns f

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