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Originally Posted by Locke
Its a lot easier when they're geographically more compact.
Its easy for Ottawa to put Vancouver's homeless problem out of their minds when its 4,500 kms away and they can label it a Civic and/or Provincial issue.
They've got 'Get Out Of Jail Free' cards coming out of their ears on this.
They shouldnt. But they do. I agree it should be a National concern. Will it be? Somehow I doubt it.
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Agreed. It makes sense to be treated as a federal policy issue with joint federal-provincial-municipal solutions regardless of where it is in Canada, because the causes are complex and require solutions like that, but I'm skeptical that there would be the political will to get that going given how regional incentives conflict with each other.