[Huntingwhale]

Yup it's definitely tough on new arrivals. It's hard enough moving to a new country. Then you add in language barriers, culture shock, trying to find employment, limited housing, and pretty rough transportation if you don't drive. The city/province/country has completely #### the bed when it comes to trying to alleviate the housing situation. Not sure what they have in store for the Sept 14 townhall. I am not holding out for a proper solution and almost assuredly it will be SFA. Not going to read the CBC comments, but overall I think most people have been pretty patient with refugees.

Have to remember that a lot of these people will be returning home once it is safe to do so. So before anyone decides to blame refugees on the rising rental rates and limited units, we have to remember that they do not want to be here in the first place. If the war ended tomorrow I believe we'd see a mass exodus of them returning home. But russia has made it more than clear that unless they are physically stopped and eliminated on UA territory, that is a long ways away. If you are one of those NIMBYs who wants them to return home, you should know exactly who to blame (ie. russia) and be pressuring politicians to send more aid to end the war sooner. You are a moron if you decide to blame Ukrainians.

I have heard a million stories that don't make the news about people waiting stranded at the airport, facebook groups completely filled with requests for housing or work, and people asking for options from strangers on the street. The city sure as #### better have a plan to deal with this come Sept 14. If you are going to open the floodgates for refugees, that is great. The fact that the housing situation still has not been addressed is ####ing embarrassing and hurts ALL of us.