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Originally Posted by Metro-One
Having been away for 6 years I was shocked at how much worse the DTES has become when I drove through it this summer. Soooooo many more homeless laying about a far larger area than before.
I highly doubt that that many Vancouver locals have become homeless over the last 6 years... it’s almost as if the DTES is a magnet that attracts such people from far and wide and then the people of our city have to deal with it on their own...
What will be the breaking point?
It seems that people hate to admit it but there are obviously fundamental flaws in the extreme left approach to dealing with homelessness. This doesn’t mean we need to swing hard to the right, but obviously a more balanced approach is needed. Compassion but also discipline. Care but also rules.
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Yeah its much worse. I don't know how much this contributes but I have a friend who works in a group type home for special needs adults on the island and he gets frustrated cause people will come from other provinces like Saskatchewan or Alberta etc and dump their adult kids at places like his cause they don't have the resources back in their home province. The numbers keep increasing and resources are stretched and there isn't much that can be done to stop it.