As per Mr Turcotti, since the mall started to blast the song on loop, fewer homeless people were seen around the area. "Since the installation of this sound solution, we have noticed an improvement in the situation," said Mr Turcotti, adding there were no plans to stop playing the song.

A Montreal mall is facing criticism for playing Baby Shark on loop to deter homeless individuals from its staircases.

A children’s song meant to entertain has taken on a controversial role in tackling homelessness. Complexe Desjardins has been playing the song Baby Shark in its stairwells to deter unhoused individuals — a tactic critics describe as both misguided and dehumanizing.

A shopping centre has been criticised for playing the popular kids’ song Baby Shark to deter homeless people from loitering in its stairwells. The song is played on loop at various speeds in emergency stairwells at Complexe Desjardins – which also houses office space -in downtown Montreal in Canada.

People are blasting a Canadian shopping mall for playing the song "Baby Shark" on loop to discourage homeless loitering, calling it "cruel and unusual."

Sam Watts, CEO of Welcome Hall Mission, says the "cruel and unusual" tactic by the mall displaces the problem of homelessness rather than address it.

A Montreal shopping mall is under fire for playing ‘Baby Shark’ on repeat to prevent homeless people from loitering in stairwells.

MONTREAL — A shopping mall and office complex in downtown Montreal is being criticized for using the popular children’s song Baby Shark to discourage unhoused people from loitering in its emergency exit stairwells.

A shopping mall and office complex in downtown Montreal is being criticized for using the popular children’s song “Baby Shark” to discourage unhoused people from

The Complexe Desjardins mall in downtown Montreal has been playing the song in its garage and stairwells to deter what they call unwelcome guests. It’s a move that has drawn criticism from advocates for unhoused people as well as the city.