Homelessness Revisited
Possibly one of the best and most powerful pieces on the subject of the homeless ever presented in the Sun appeared this morning.
It is written Dr. Michael Goodwin.
What becomes clear by the end of this editorial is that, in spite of all the flag-waving by the mayor and premier about what they claim to be doing, nobody is truly building new and appropriate low-cost housing for the indigent. The city announcements in recent months about the 12 or so sites they are refurbishing are all about existing stock being reconfigured.
The homeless are OUR problem, and until we demand of our elected politicians that they spend some money - and that includes the Federal government and their basic abandonment of the role of CMHC - we will be no furhter ahead.
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In the City of North Vancouver, there has been a motion by certain councillors to make it mandatory for landlords to require a credit check from potential tenants.
This will make it even more harder for low income people, including pensioners, to find somewhere to live. I really hate what this country has become in recent years, thanks to the Boomers.
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