I agree with some of Locke's points in that there will be issues with government funding low income housing, and that some people genuinely prefer to be on the street than in a potentially unsafe situation in low income housing. But whether it's government funded or not that issue exists in all supportive housing. However those issues should not stop a government from providing more housing options for low income people, as it needs to be paired with, like afc mentioned, more mental health facilities and rehabilitation centers.
Like Locke said, NIMBYism is real in Vancouver. There is immense public pressure for more housing, however when a supportive housing project was proposed for 8th and Arbutus in Kits there was a massive amount of pushback from the community. Coleen Hardwick campaigned against the kits housing project in the last mayoral election and her campaign signs were everywhere in Kits. Anti-tower people on commercial drive are everywhere. Squamish nation is building a large development with affordable housing and that is getting a lot of resistance from locals in the area as well.
Also is the person who posted that saying that because they paid a lot of money for their apartment there should not be homeless people in their community? I think regardless of what you paid homeless people anywhere is an issue. This has been the issue in Vancouver for a while now. We were sort of passively accepting that the DTES was a mess but as long they stayed in that area then it's sort of "out of sight out of mind". Now that it is seeping into all corner of the city people seem to care more, which i guess is a good thing now.
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