Panhandling will most likely to increase due to the fact that these previous resulted in summons turning into warrants turning into spending some sort of time incarcerated. However, government now tries to limit government services instead to recoup the fine (and no more warrants). The moral argument is for another thread if someone should spend time in jail over panhandling, however, it no doubt feeds into the uptick in these types of incidents (and other provincially/municipal related offences).
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