A group that advocates on behalf of homeless people in Gatineau, Que., is calling for a moratorium on ticketing near that city’s shelters and warming centres during Quebec’s provincewide curfew.

The overnight curfew, which is being introduced to help curb rising COVID-19 rates in the province, comes into effect Saturday. Anyone caught outside between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. can face a fine ranging from $1,000 to $6,000, with very few exceptions.

Homelessness is not one of them, and that concerns advocates.

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