Public Disorder & the Decline of Vancouver's Livability

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Speaking of rewriting the constitution, can provinces use the Notwitstanding Clause to disallow begging?

Four injured including Vancouver man who was punched in the face after not giving panhandler money
Amir Ali
Aug 10 2026, 1:09 pm

Several people are suffering from minor injuries after random alleged assaults that took place in the downtown Vancouver area over the weekend, including a Vancouver man who got punched for refusing to give the suspect money.

According to the Vancouver Police Department (VPD), a total of four assaults took place within just a span of 30 minutes on Saturday.

VPD says that shortly after 2:40 p.m., the suspect first entered a business on Homer and Dunsmuir before he started to allegedly demand money from patrons and employees of the business....

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