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.

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.

The non-stop drone of "doo, doo, doo doo" from the song Baby Shark in the fire escapes has been an success at keeping people from loitering out, the mall says.

Complexe Desjardins has been playing the music for one year in the stairwells to respond to ‘security issues’ involving people experiencing homelessness