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Robertson and Ladner divided over how to handle Vancouver’s homeless
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by mtippett | November 7, 2008 at 11:29 am
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Some good coverage in the UBC student paper on the issue of homelessness in Vancouver.
For an estimated 1800 people living in Vancouver, home is the church steps, the alleyways, the park benches and the sidewalks of the city. On October 22, 1000 people came to St. Andrews-Wesley Church, where Vancouver’s mayoral candidates Peter Ladner, a two-term city councillor, and Gregor Robertson, former MLA for Vancouver-Fairview, debated over the issues of affordable housing, homelessness, and mental health. Printed on the evening’s program was the slogan: “Everyone Needs a Place to Call Home.”
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at 13:44 on November 7th, 2008
More of the same platitudes and broad statements that mean very little. I agree with one thing, though, that most of the cost of dealing with homelessness must be bourne by the feds and province. If Vancouver all of a sudden has great support programs for the homeless and surrounding jurisdictions do not, we in Vancouver will be footing the bill for dealing with the newly-moved homeless from all over the province. Vancouver (or any single municiple jurisdiction) cannot solve this problem alone.