There were questions in the P.E.I. legislature Thursday about the need for people who don't have housing to have 24-hour access to shelters across the Island.

The topic was raised after a Liberal motion on the issue was defeated earlier in the week.

Currently, Charlottetown has the Park Street Emergency Shelter, which is run by the province and operates seven days a week from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. People staying there must leave for the day, returning each night. 

In Summerside, a 10-bed emergency shel…