Comments on: Vancouver Pride

By: john

john — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:44:59 +0000

If you are a diabetic in BC you cannot get free needles unless you claim you’re a heroin addict. Think about that for a while. I know a kid who’s parents both work minimum wage jobs and they can’t get free needles for him. He’s a diabetic.

By: Steve L.

Steve L. — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:40:43 +0000

Vancouver civic politics is completely depressing. last time i read an article on David Plant’s career in making pitches to get cash behind closed doors from provincial government officials, it made me puke (figuratively that is). expect it to not change whichever party gets elected.

By: Thucydides

Thucydides — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:40:06 +0000

Ah yes, helping the homeless and poor receive housing at the expense of the state (or using the State to impose rules and regulations that are against the best interests of the owners [using city bylaws to keep buildings open and in decent condition at owners’ expense;]), that has an uncanny resemblance to what happened south of the border now, dosen’t it?

And the result was?

Vancouver will be in for good times when these measures pass…..

By: Phil

Phil — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:24:32 +0000

It’s a good thing the CMA is looking to Vancouver as an example of how to deal with drug addicts…not.

By: Fred

Fred — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:06:12 +0000

Raise welfare rates = draw more people to welfare
Make drug use acceptable = draw more people to drug use.

It ain’t rocket science, it’s human nature.

Maybe they should make it compulsory that the people who use shelters do some paid work at the shelters . . help clean-up, do laundry, something to get them feeling like they are working for their benefits not just getting a freebie, cause things that are free have little value while things you work for you respect and things you work really hard for you cherish.