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Harry Lime · 11-25-2015, 11:27 AM

Some of it might also be because the public has been aware that there are several underfunded issues in Canada that are perennially not made into either political or electoral priorities. When homelessness is raised as an issue, it is almost always on the municipal level, official federal concern leading to any kind of change is almost unheard of. When a politician champions the homeless, or veteran support, or mental health awareness, or conditions on reserves, it is often viewed as 'quaint' or 'nice' by the media, and there is usually no lasting effect to their efforts.

This issue puts a solid number of 25 000 people for Canadians to look at. It's that number, and the set date that incite comparisons.

We have never heard of the federal government saying that they are going to relocate 25 000 homeless people to a place where they will be housed, fed, clothed and given employment, completed in the next 4 months. An announcement like that would blow everyone's mind, because it is an issue that we are all aware of, all of the time, and we are used to zero political will to make it go away, or help the situation.

The comparisons exist because there is political will found for one issue, but not the other, and the issues in question are constant and sparsely attended.

(I'm of the opinion that there would be no transference of funds or resources to another issue. It is refugees, or nothing. Everyone seems content to not care about domestic issues that don't effect them directly.)

11-25-2015, 11:27 AM	#539
Harry Lime Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2014 Exp:	Some of it might also be because the public has been aware that there are several underfunded issues in Canada that are perennially not made into either political or electoral priorities. When homelessness is raised as an issue, it is almost always on the municipal level, official federal concern leading to any kind of change is almost unheard of. When a politician champions the homeless, or veteran support, or mental health awareness, or conditions on reserves, it is often viewed as 'quaint' or 'nice' by the media, and there is usually no lasting effect to their efforts. This issue puts a solid number of 25 000 people for Canadians to look at. It's that number, and the set date that incite comparisons. We have never heard of the federal government saying that they are going to relocate 25 000 homeless people to a place where they will be housed, fed, clothed and given employment, completed in the next 4 months. An announcement like that would blow everyone's mind, because it is an issue that we are all aware of, all of the time, and we are used to zero political will to make it go away, or help the situation. The comparisons exist because there is political will found for one issue, but not the other, and the issues in question are constant and sparsely attended. (I'm of the opinion that there would be no transference of funds or resources to another issue. It is refugees, or nothing. Everyone seems content to not care about domestic issues that don't effect them directly.) __________________ "By Grabthar's hammer ... what a savings."