Why encampments are spreading in Edmonton
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- čas přidán 10. 01. 2024
- Public complaints and questions about homeless encampments are on the rise, inside and outside Edmonton's core. But people living in encampments say there are complex reasons driving their choice of where to shelter.
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encampments are spreading country wide. but apparently canadians are just overreacting
Inflation has NOTHING to do with it....
Trudeau gave Ukraine $9 billions CAD to fight the proxy war.
Can you imagine how much it can do to the homelessness problem in Canada. 🤔
If the government and law enforcement would wake up and leave the encampments alone, monitor them for illegal use of narcotics and crimes like any other neighbourhood so everybody can get on with their lives.
both case wouldn't be a new topic... why suddenly its on the news tho...
So many comments say we're just living beyond our means. Thinking we're richer than we are. 🙄
The money spent on illegal immigrants and their shelter problems could be spent on Canadian citizens
well said
you wrote the same thing I was thinking
400,000 new Canadians came this year.Must be making up for the slow covid times.Why the rush?It puts extra pressure on an already overworked and understaffed healthcare system.I for one have been trying to get a doctor for my 80 year old father for a year now.Not to mention the shortage of housing.Does the government not understand the need for moderation?Are we taking orders from some other country(ies}now regarding our immigration policies because I don't understand why our gov't would put our citizens in this situation.We are in danger of becoming a second world country if we aren't already.The billions upon billions that could be used to solve our social problems being used to worsen them.Shameful.
@@grahamfraser2150They take orders from UN, WHO, WEF and that’s the agenda of Trudeau.
I understand but for those countries like canada, if the goverment doesnt attract immigrants, this country will collapse for sure. I think what the government should do is build more houses for low income people and create some kind of real estate policies to prevent those greedy landlords increase pay rent. Nothing will change if people still vote for trudumb. Pierre will change this country
Maybe Canada should look after their own, rather than bringing problems from all over the world.
The same people letting immigrants in are the only ones fighting to help these people
The same people who refuse to help immigrants refuse to help our own, selfishness knows no bounds
Totally agree, I hope that the Canadian government actually starts caring about their own natural born citizens firstly, I care, but I don’t know how to fix these problems that have been building for decades, even before my time, people need to start brainstorming ideas together on how to help this type of situation, and then tell politicians that care.
@@gravegaming2023 You need to wake up about government propaganda
@@Sarah-lm2gx The homeless issue is not just a federal problem and sections 91 and 92 of the constitution act apply to this As far as Alberta goes this was made abundantly clear.
@@Sarah-lm2gx The housing first program that has been run in Medicine Hat has demonstrated that homelessness is costing taxpayers more than creating housing for them even tiny homes where their human dignity can be preserved would be a good start. In most large cities there are unused buildings that could be converted into homes not shelters with minimal costs. Upgrades to the structure bringing it up to code is not that hard. This would also stop the thievery that is going on in the shelters and encampments.
Half of my stolen stuff from my garage is laid out all over those camps...
heh when the woodwards building was rebuilt on the DTES the crews were told just go buy their stuff back around the block as it was cheaper then new every day.
Lmao
The homeless guy you first interviewed rummaged through the back of my truck in the Home Depot Parking lot last week. When i came out of the store and confronted him he had the nerve to ask me for cash. All those people there alone Gateway are constantly stealing from home depot and the stores and residents in the area. They are constantly wheeling baby carriages, bikes and bbqs from peoples back yards at 3 and 4 in the morning. It is a joy for the residents in the area.
I actually totally believe this.
When you don't eat properly, your head and way of thinking get all kinds of messed up.. if you're malnourished for long enough, it can make you really dumb and delusional.
Homelessness and mental illness become a pretty vicious cycle, because you can't see/understand what's happening when you're in it.
Well what do you expect? If they had a home theyd keep that bs inside
I am sure it's not Joyous...its freaking sad. What Happened...damn that was quick.
@@XetaXonesmaybe they should’ve made better life choices
@@XetaXones And "getting" a home and integrating as a functional member of society are the individual's responsibility. If they can't figure that out then that's their problem.
Very sad to see what Canada has become. Thank our politicians.
And think, you support those politicians.
Thanks to our dictator TRUDOP!!
Other species, like wolves , lions, etc, take care of every member of the group. The old, young, wounded or ill, get a share the food, and are taken care of in every way. Yet humans, supposedly a higher species , does not even have that level of consciousness to see fit that all in society need care. Other species seem much more compassionate than ours.
This is a textbook example of how PCs run their provinces.
Yes, pass the buck to people you've never even met. You think the politicians created this mess? You're putting too much confidence in their abilities. There's no one single person to point a finger at. Well, except yourself. Because that's where all problems start. The individual has to go along with everything in order for the politicians to do what they do best. To take advantage of opportunities for financial gain.
Let me ask you, do you look for financial gain? Do you own more than exactly what you need to survive today? If so, you're part of the problem with the rest of us.
This is so heartbreaking to see what our country has become. Absolutely devastating.
Not all of Canada is going through this, some provinces are actually doing something about it.
Check Nova Scotia.
@@IdrisFashanyeah they’re talking tax payer dollars to pay for housing intern making tax payers poorer creating more homeless seems like a great strategy
its insanity@@Nicecrispies
@@IdrisFashan that is one place. There are also numerous civic projects that are there to assist in ending homelessness housing some in city owned hotels and other situations. Maybe not perfect but better than nothing. For those who don't want to get involved in solving this crisis at least don't make more difficulties for those who are homeless. There is a syndrome for this position NIMBY.
I'm over an hour north of Toronto and until two years ago I had only seen photos of tent communities. I was shocked at the number of people relying on tents for shelter in my area.
Why? Let me guess. Mass immigration has nothing to do with it?
Shhhhhh.. liberals need a voter base.
Immigrants as long they can find their housing should be ok.
yes, too much immigration isn't ideal but that isn't the only reason why
@@tnoi Housing is a finite resource so the more people competing for it the more expensive it gets.
@@grunklesmuff
What's another reason?
I personally worked at the shelters , I can confirm it’s a cesspool of bed bugs , like on a massive scale , the management of the shelters are stealing donations, there is a reason why they won’t let anyone film inside the shelters .
Thats not the reason they dont want to go to the shelters.
Even other species like lions, wolves, take better care of their species. Humans, supposedly a higher species, lacks this instinct, how sad for humanity.
Wolves work for their food or they don't eat they don't do drugs or alcohol
People that work do drugs and alcohol , so it is illogical to blame them. If one falls through the cracks of the system they are no longer cared for. That makes humans a lesser species than wolves.@@isay207
@@Toto-cl8rw They take care of their kin. If the government is your only kin, that is a tragic state of your existence on this Earth.
When a one bedroom apartment in a small village like mine cost $1200+ it's no wonder a lot of people are forced to live on the streets. I can imagine how much a small apartment would be in a big city.
Edmonton apartmemts are pretty brutal too. Lived there for over 10 years. Slim pickings for anything rental wise. The oil companies eat up a ton of the affordable housing. Then, you have rental companies taking over. Its a complete designed mess.
I pay $660 for a really nice studio cuz we have rent control in quebec.
Lets keep bringing millions of refuges with rents paid by tax dollars. That'll drop the rents!
@@stoneneils There should be rent control everywhere.
In toronto its 2500, 2800 in Vancouver
Who else can't afford rent anymore? Raise your hand 🙋♂
You're projecting your own income / rental choice on everyone. I am in a studio not a 1-bedroom... my rent is very cheap as a result. My income is goood enough i get a 1-bedroom but i'm not a diva.
@@stoneneils very sad comment, a boomer working full time when they were younger would have easily held a one bedroom apt. and earned enough to save for a home.
@@Numenorean921 What does that have to do with living on the street?
@@Numenorean921 You don't get it..Its not a priority....it never was for my generation. Our main goal in life was exploring the planet, different careers and busineses, partying with women and music...I could have bought six houses..what for? No need. I live well instead, spend money on myself and girlfriends without worrying like everybody else here. ;)
@@lhood8263 exactly. I have Columbian tenants that came to Canada a few years ago, both the wife and husband work 12 hour shifts doing cement work and laying tiles. Their son is going to university studying engineering, and they will be buying their own house next year. They are renting a brand new house in the best neighborhood because they want to have a good lifestyle, rather than living like bums
Dear Government. Tent cities aren't hospitable. Shelters cost the city money. Spend money rehabilitating the homeless to make them into contributing members of society. THEN...they're making YOU money and they're off the streets.
Jobs are never a part of ending homelessness. Have you noticed that? The only solution we ever come up with is build more shelters. We never talk about employment as a solution to homelessness.
@@mh1970 Yep. We call it the Homeless-Industrial-Complex. The more government dollars spent, the more homeless.
@@mh1970 even if they did have jobs, they wouldnt be able to afford a place to live. I agree jobs need to be addressed too but so does housing.
Rehabilitation requires the person actually wanting to rehabilitate.
Stop it with the reasonable solutions…. Obviously we need more immigration and safe supply.
What most people don’t recognize in this day and age, is how quickly this could be ANY of us. One health crisis that makes you disabled and unable to work, a business deal pulling you under; the rich always say, “oh no, never me”… watch how quickly that will change for so many. This is not my Canada.
😕😟🙁☹ Liberal/NDP Canada. Heartless onlookers justifying their inaction.
well there is aish ... i know a lot of people living off disabled income.
@@stayroxy pretty sure aish is for alberta only.. but yes there is disability from income support/welfare offices
Freeland has already said she will be looking at ways to take the wealthy people's bank accounts! All of thier savings! With zero opposition or push back from the public,,,Freeland will do exactly as she said!
Mine was an illegal eviction from a rented house.. couldn't get legal aid for it or afford a lawyer.. or get any other kind of help. (The shelters were full at the time.)
I was homeless for monthe before I could find and get into a new place, even while working full time, (it's not a great place either) and I lost all my furniture, family heirlooms, & even some cremated remains.
It doesn't take much to lose everything in Canada now.
This ball of yarn gets tangled the more you pull at it.
My heart goes out to everyone out there trying desperately to survive.
It’s not complicated. Stop spending OTHER PEOPLE’s MONEY to help the poor and instead spend EFFORT bringing business and building our economy to get people out of poverty. One action is sustainable and the other is not.
@@Lorenzo1972.And stop sending every 3rd world country crying for more money, our tax dollars. Fix the problems at home rather than get involved in crap hole country wars
Funding emergency shelters with increased service standards and integration with housing outreach systems reduces the tax burden on taxpayers. Housing is essential.
Increases to income support for those with a recent history of chronic homelessness will allow for a significant proportion of currently unsheltered persons to self resolve their experiences of homelessness. Increasing income support allows vulnerable community members to access market housing options that have until now been out of budget. The unsheltered require commensruate resources to compete for vacancies with the broader public.
@@baggylean In other words, keep spending money, meaning keep devaluing money, meaning keep making people poor, so you can spend more money on shelters, and the cycles continues. This economically illiterate government has done nothing to build jobs for Canadians - except government jobs, meaning spending other people’s money, and the cycle continues. Trudeau is utterly incompetent - but women overwhelmingly vote for him because he says compassionate things and has good hair. Ignorance all around.
It doesn't sound like the shelter organizations or government officials are listening. Some of the people interviewed said they want a private, quiet, clean, and safe place.
Private, quiet and clean so they can rest and avoid illnesses and bed bugs ...and safe so they can hold on to their belongings and not be assaulted.
Maybe that's true.
But maybe these are just excuses.
Maybe these people do drugs and drugs are not tolerated in the shelters.
Maybe they don't even know how to keep a place clean.
This is happening in every city and town across Canada 😢 good job government
It's not just in Canada, this is happening across Britain too.
@@keithmartin1328 Don't worry, I'm sure open borders and DEI initiatives will solve this crisis.
@@TheBigBigSeanyou know you are just mimicking Right Wing American fears. If you are gonna be cliche at least be a Canadian cliche.
@@TheBigBigSean You sir. Are compounding the problem. Government and the corportations driving inflation out of control... now that is the issue at hand. Stay on topic. Your ra cism is showing.
This is just how crapitalism works.
You'll own nothing and be happy.
Und eat zee bugs
Yup and the pandemic process didn't help. I had to take CEBA to keep my business afloat and now I will never be able to pay it back. I'm planning on shutting it down this year and walking away. And people thought I was SO rich because I owned a business.....BAH!
this is what happens to people when they can't afford the ridiculously unnecessary outrageous cost of living. there is no good reason for it, it's all about greed and the way government squanders our tax money.
LOL. It's only outrageous to those who insist on living in an area their meager earnings cannot support.
@@shauncameron8390Then you have to give them jobs in Rural areas with Same salary.
@@shauncameron8390 LOL aren't there businesses in those areas that employ those who "insist on living in areas their meager earnings cannot support?" If those meager earners leave for cheaper pastures who will work in those businesses?
Edmonton is one of the most affordable places to live in Canada. There are apartments from $50k.
@@meco4068 Yes. Best reply to that judgemental person.
Govt. providing hotel rooms and free money to people migrating but not able to take care of Canadians. This is the sign this nation is broken , it’s not just Edmonton it’s every singly city- town-municipality in Canada dealing with homelessness issue.
I agree partially, however these people choose drugs, crime, and being unemployed over keeping a roof over there head. They are a drain on the system just like the refugee being put up in hotel rooms.
I'd rather the government spend my tax money on working immigrants that will be helping the nation in the future than homeless people spending it on alcohol and drugs
@@AS-lm5oq id rather get rid of both and incourage population growth from within
@@AS-lm5oqthere’s a difference between refugees and immigrants.
why would you take on more people when you can't take care of the population you already have.... I guess common sense isn't so common for some....@@nathanchandler18
Treat people like people they aren't animals...the way the government is taking care of the citizens it's only going to get worse
Spca treats animals better than shelters treat people.
I agree. I have, over decades, taken homeless people into my abode. I tried to call every possible source of help for them, all the way from the federal government to local municipalities. I was met with indifference , rudeness, jumping through hoops, everyone bypassing their responsibilities. Why do we pay taxes to these people??
It is no wonder the governments show a blind eye to the issue of homelessness if every resource I could find fought me. It is no wonder they feel lost and rejected. How disgusting.
@@Toto-cl8rw they don't care...as long as they are not seen.... and they are punishing people for helping the homeless
I believe your right.@@ianmaidment2258
If there is a disconnect between the shelters and who the shelters are for, then the shelters need to be reexamined and better catered to their intended guests.
Or maybe we need to examine the underlying problem that is leading people into homelessness at alarming rates. This being the housing crisis of prices for ownership and rent being far beyond the economists recommended 1/3rd of income. Anything higher than that places one at risk of becoming homeless and our housing costs are far beyond 1/3rd of income and are passing 2.3rds leaving a large percentage of the Canadian population at risk of homelessness.
We have a negative birthrate so left to its own demand for housing should be dropping and prices for housing should be in decline. The only possible cause for the increasing demand and skyrocketing prices is immigration rates that outpace the construction of new housing to actually affordably house that increasing population and keep demand low.
Shelters are just another kind of prison . Free people who have never been institutionalized will never go into Shelters. I lived on the street in Montreal twenty years ago in the winter . Never went to shelter once . And it was freaking cold . Horrible places.
A homeless man said he got beat up at the shelter and so was sleeping outside
@@kyleklukas4808 The root problem here is that housing costs are too high. We do not have any affordable housing for people these days. We have known this now for over a decade that the cost of housing is far beyond the recommended 1/3 of income, and this leaves many people at risk of becoming homeless. We have a negative birthrate, so left to its own demand for housing should be in decline and prices should be dropping. The only factor that is increasing costs is the unsustainably high rate of immigration that has caused housing prices to skyrocket.
The policy makers are all home owners, so watching their houses triple in price was something that they enjoyed. They all love selling their homes for over a million dollars and moving somewhere else when they retire to reap the rewards born of their irresponsible and injurious rapid immigration policies.
@@ScottMcMaster-er4xj OH By the way , you can tell me about immigration all you want it's not a problem if the elitist make sure there are places to rent .don't be a fear monger. You seen kind of with it. Don't let me think your a zeno phobe .. this country is built on immigrants, and with 2000 people a day leaving the workforce you have to do something . Again the problem is the upper classes shirking their responsibilities to society not immigrants . Time to wake up your people and get doing something about this , not just be snorry little canadians that your are anymore . We all need to put a push on this . I expect to see you there .
The gradual extinction of the middle class is a sure sign our country is coming to an end. My dad used to warn me, beware politicians who only want there to be the very rich and the very poor. Describes our current PM perfectly.
Name one politician that doesn't apply to currently or in recent history. Middle class erosion has been happening for decades now.
The other two options aren’t gonna be any different.
It is more structural than caused by individual leaders.
Capitalism necessarily requires a number of unemployed/homeless to create a cheap, flexible labor market.
Higher taxes on the rich
@@grunklesmuff
Who's the rich?
These encampments will be everywhere soon. Current Canadian gvt has put the country so far in debt, the average Canadian can't afford the staggering cost of housing/food.
Addiction, loneliness, a society that does not promote community. Canada has fallen so far down from the wonderful country it used to be.
I agree it is a lack of compassion, and caring for one’s in need. Some people selfishly blame the needy, how utterly crazy.
@@Toto-cl8rw
A lot of the needy don't do themselves any favors with their habits.
I think, it's better to let people manage the winter the way they can. If Government can help, that's good, if not, stay away from them. This is what minimum expectations from all levels of Governments are.
Police who're well paid and live in well maintained housing have no rights to remove encampments in the freezing cold. It's "crime against humanity".
The encampments just give thieves a place closer the parking lots where they steal from pickups
@@homer5103 , in that case too, it's responsibility of Government to fix it.
Because Edmonton is a sanctuary city, more immigrants = higher housing costs due to less supply, pretty simple to figure this out.
There is no mention of drug addiction or the relatively low rent in Edmonton. I am a pensioner and pay $800 a month.
There are lots of people who refuse to work and expect handouts.
We have encampments where some actually do work. They just don't get enough to pay rent or there are no places left to rent. They are all taken by students where I live.
This is the clear result of a broken economy and misplaced priorities from our government. We see encampments everywhere in the GTA, and one of the issue is we let people stay for too long and so they become "tent cities". These should not be long term living situations for anyone. With all the vacancy in so many downtown towers, I can't believe that we cannot offer more temporary spaces for people to stay while we figure out long term solutions.
Greed of capitalism
Its really mostly a problem of no rent control. I live under rent control..its cheap as hell after you've stayed in your aparment a few years. Its a provincial issue, not every province is undergoing the same level of misery.
@@stoneneils you sound subsidized.
@@stoneneils I agree that part of the problem is rent control - and most provincial regulations do not entice many to own a rental building, it's way more profitable to convert into condos, which creates rarity in many provinces. And if you own a rental, to let it "run to the ground" as you can't recoup your money if you decide to invest and maintain it (I owned a triplex and had to sell it because of that). Another part of the problem is that people's salaries are not keeping up with cost of living... but I digress :)
@@c.5376 Nope. Too good to be true eh lol...rent control limits raising to inflation and I've been here since 2015. My increases has been $10 and $15..never more. its illegal. Many friends have better deals...$875 for a 3-bedroom is the best...my other friend $550 for a 1-bedroom. They've been in their units 15-20 years...do the math. Rent control ROCKS. :)
The stealing and drugs in. shelters are horrific
The stealing isn't just in the shelters, it's a growing issue even in malls. The laws are all twisted and in favor of the criminals. Repeat offenders constantly tossed onto the streets to re offend because 'they had a hard life, it's not their fault'.. yet someone defends themselves from attack and they end up behind bars for it.
Surely hundreds of thousands of "immigrants" we are shipping in are not causing the problem. More residences just pop out of the ground with no work required.
you or your parents were the same immigrants, or you are truly indigenous? Canada is huge, there is a place for everyone. The problem is that gov feeds construction companies on purpose. They make housing cosmically expensive.
@@heartborne123 That's a little simplistic of a perspective.
@@heartborne123 Our greatgrandparents never got handouts. Big difference.
You don't realize how many immigrants that are homeless and using ilicit drugs..😮
You be surprised how many immigrants that are homeless..
why does a guy and his fiancé have 7 bicycles?
They steal them
for each day of the week!
But Edmonton city council voted for bike lanes and electric buses.
Getting rid of income tax for anyone making under 100,000 a year is the solution, not social housing. Closing our borders to immigration is the solution to reducing house prices and building more private single family homes to build more stock and forbidding the feds from send our tax money overseas to other countries.
in wich level fed or province ? and who will pay the missing amount of tax ? the rich who pay like 2-3 their share ? And im under 100 000 a year. where will be the cut if 25 or 33% of the tax income stop go to finance service ? in usa most or all school and hospital are private and many american tell me that we don't have to envy them on service quality. But for the closing border part Im 100% agree with this
its all about government over-regulation on housing. the more red tape it takes to build a home, the more expensive and worse it gets. its all on government.
Most of the recent increase in population has been temporary residents coming -
in particular foreign students and education is controlled by the provinces.
Seems that provincial governments have been cutting back on support for universities
so universities have been making up for the lack of funding by recruiting
more foreign students who pay very high tuition fees.
As for cutting off regular immigration,
with fertility rates falling dramatically do you really want to to cut off immigration
and follow the path South Korea is on heading to a much, much smaller population
and a situation in which half the population is made up of senior citizens?
Imagine what the taxes on workers will be in South Korea's future when
half the population is made up of retirees.
The real question is ....why the hell you demolish it only in the coldest time in winter?! Poor people, my heart goes to them
so freaking true. at least pay each everyone of them a minimum of 500dollar. confiscating asset is not legal in any means. totally a dictator move
F them they were never suppose to be there in the first place
@@sailorsoap I give you that, but who to blame.... all of us could of be there with some undesirable events.
@@YorumiTech darwnism
@@sailorsoap cant argue with you on that one if you say that. just saying, people who says that lack empathy. period.
I've got 2 behind my apt building in callingwood. Last year there was someone living in my stairwell and my apt finally put a timer lock on the front door , but I don't believe it will help and my safety is always in question.
I understand your concerns completely. The problem always seems to be when everyone is sleeping at 3-5 am the street people are very active in breaking into apartment buildings. In the area shown in this video 'street people' started a fire in an apartment building garage causing a huge building fire overnight and displaced over 30 apartments on 109 street/80 avenue (near whyte). People are still not able to get back into their suites due to the amount of damage done to the building. True victims do not paint graffiti on all the businesses in the area, smash car windows and steal baby carriages off front porches from young families living in the area.
Look at who we vote for Mayor and you get the answer
Set up “oilfield” type camps. No free ride though. Everyone occupying a room will contribute to the upkeep of the facility.
Divide out those who seek to live clean and sober from those who don’t.
Women and anyone with children separate camp.
We set up 5,000 man camps for oil companies? Why not a little charity from big oil.
The government tried that during the Great Depression. Google the "On To Ottawa Trek".
Not a bad idea. Sadly, activists would never have it
😂😂😂😂😂 free housing for all. They would just keep coming bud. Who's paying for this?
i vote for the top 20% @@babyreps365
That would be serfdom.
Global Warming ? It's Jan 12 th, and it's minus 30degrees in Southern B.C. "We're burning up, send more Carbon Tax $ ? That'll fix it ! Right.
It's almost most all of the major cities in Canada is experiencing homelessness crisis, I don't think we can blame it all to a particular issue, it's combination of issues such as Mental illness, lack of affordable housing and etc.
When I was growing up in Canada, the word homeless did not exist. There were a few old "rubby dubs" alcoholics and drug addicts on the streets - actually most of them had a room in a cheap hotel. But people were not homeless. I worked with troubled youth d had to help a single mom with 4 children - I took her to welfare. We put her in a cheap motel, found housing for her (me and the social worker) and 4 days later, she had a home that she could afford on welfare. We worked with the family, mom got a job, the two older kids also got part time jobs and stability was restored to the family. That was in 1to help 972. Now, if you have no money, they won't give you welfare till you have a home, but you can't get a home till you get some money - that is insane. Go get a job, when it's hard to get a shower. We have millions and billions to help other countries - let's help our own first - solving the problems with humane infrastructure. This disparity between rich and poor is allowed. Klaus Schwab, of the WEF, you will own nothing and be happy. They are creating homelessness with rents that are unaffordable, making it hard for builders to get permits to create enough housing, making it unaffordable to buy houses and who is taking advantage of this? The richest companies in the world - Vanguard and Blackrock - are buying up housing everywhere and then renting it out at high rents. They pay cash. Regular home owners can't compete with them. The concentration of wealth is not healthy. We all need to wake up and stand up!
Apparently they don't know what a paragraph is either
Edmonton is woke so
Why have they decided to do this in the depths of winter, its cruel and inhuman.
We have a church in Medicine Hat downtown that gives out free hot food drive by the food and containers are thrown everywhere leaving a mess some are so high they don't know what they're doing how come they have money for drugs???
exactly any form of welfare frees up their resources for drugs and alcohol
16.5% tax hike in Toronto can legally be passed on to tenants.
it has to be!
property taxes raising 20-40 percent per year ( in B.C.) is an attack on everyone not just homeowners.
Here in B.C. rents can only go up arouund 4% per annum or there abouts.
A settled tenant in a duplex for instance may pay over a thousand dollars less than their new neighbour as the landlord trries making up for sky rocketing property taxes.
In my area 1 in 8 have given up paying property taxes!!!!!!!!!!!!
I can tell you why encampments are increasing everywhere! The is no discipline, consequences or rule of law. We just let it go on!! If society continues to allow lawlessness we will have anarchy. Take my word for it!
Truedue needs to be removed from government and jailed for treason
Drugs make anything tolerable
I live in a small town in southwestern Ontario where there are no shelters but there are homeless encampments all over town. There are no hotel/motel rooms left and men 25 years old and up are on the last rung of the assistance ladder. There may be available beds in London or Kitchener, at least 45 minutes away by car and there is no public transportation between my town and the larger centres...that MIGHT not have room once you get there. And now you don't know anyone and are stuck. One female in town almost died after her heater caused her tent to catch fire. She lay in a coma for weeks and is permanently scarred. Her boyfriend was also burnt in his life saving efforts to get her out. This scenario in Edmonton is tragically everywhere. In the cities but also in small towns! This is shameful! You can bet that Trudeau's Palestinians will be treated much better than the people that were born and raised in Canada. As a first generation Canadian I greatly appreciate that my father and grandmother had a place to live after WW2. Both were survivors of Auschwitz. But they had to wait four years before they could meet the requirements: a sponsor, an address and a promise by them and their sponsors to not use social welfare system. Since then, not one person in my family has ever collected welfare. This is far from the Canada of today. I am proud that we take refugees BUT we seem to take significantly more interested in helping non-Canadians who don't even hold similar values regarding their institutions of government, the separation of 'mosque' and state, a women's right to not be under the subjugation of their male counterparts, even Democracy! In the past I believed our country could absorb anyone who wanted to live here. Obviously, where a town of just over 30k can't shelter its citizens because a one bedroom apartment starts at $1500/month, (a bachelor or single room start at $1k!) and a homeless individual in Ontario lives on approximately $300/month welfare, things are not right in Canada.
All by design. It's NWO
Many 3rd world countries have shanty towns
Yes, Canada is turning into a third world country. Thank the Liberals and NDP
ENCAMPMENT IS SPREADING EVERYWHERE IN CANADA 😢😭💔😡
North America actually. Los Angeles, Oregon, Seattle have all become complete toilets.
It’s sad when refugees and immigrants are treated better than Canadian
Legal immigrants pay hefty fees to Canadian government before they can even enter Canada. We don't ask any help from Canadian government, we work like any Canadian citizen and we pay taxes, provide food for our family and roof over our head. We work hard to send our children to school so they don't end up a bum in the street. If we immigrants don't work hard, we will ended up like these people in the street. Don't blame their misfortunes on someone else. We all have to work, follow rules and stay sober. These homeless people what contributions they make to the government???? They need help? Giving them financial assistance will not solve these problem. First, change has to come from them. If they don't want change then these cycle will just repeat over and the only people that benefit from these visious cycle are the liquor stores and drug dealers and useless NGO's.
@@wildorchids3657 So why is homelessness on the rise? Blaming the victim gets you nowhere.
The fact is it is structural issues that cause homelessness, namely capitalism. In this case, it manifests in the form of rising housing costs.
@@ahhmm5381 so it's mainly because of capitalism. what do you suggest, socialism, or communism? or something else? capitalism isn't perfect but it's better than socialism
@@grunklesmuff The problem is the goals of capitalists (employers) and workers often do not align.
They need to be aligned. This isn't a problem with small businesses, as people who work for themselves have no conflict of interest. Most medium to large scale businesses need to be co-ops.
Most actually start working immediately and begin paying much needed tax money into our infrastructure. I know several people from Ukraine who all had jobs within 4 days and took anything they could get to support themselves. (Huge difference in attitude from most unemployed Canadians).
Not just canada , the usa , europe even china experience this issue. Basically we witnessing the fall of our modern empire due in large part to greed and technology.
I don;t understand. 2 adults can work in low income jobs then get a hotels that charge low fees per week. Someone chooses to sleep outside instead of working a McDonalds. When I left the military after going in as soon as I graduated H.S I worked at MDs bc I was completely lost out here. Civilians confuse me with their actions.. Baring any mental or drug issues. People can work but dont.
Don’t worry homeless Canadians about the cold, Trudeau will make sure to invest more money into going to the Philippines and Ukraine lol
We just had a blizzard here in Portland Oregon that killed multiple people. Over the past few years I have used my camera and my writing as a photojournalist to bring awareness to the pain of houselessness here. Thankfully my own experiences of homelessness have been during warmer months, but my heart breaks for anyone out there wet and cold.
Bummer dude.
Move them in with you. Share.
can you imagine
Locals cannot live in their cities anymore and the only solution seems to be increasing the population
The shelters being dirty is a classic mismanagement by those in charge. To clean it up watch where the money goes, have them truly be held accountable for every penny. Any donations and government subsidies are likely being pilfered by “managers” and the ones who are in need are ignored. This is quite typical of non profits taking and using most of the available funds for themselves. This can be dealt with if there is a forensic study of all the resources distribution.
The government wants this population to grow. These people ever protest? Vote? Challenge the staus quo ? They want us to see desperate people everywhere to normalize it so we accept the decline of our society.
The Trucker Protest proved that Canada is a dictatorship.
More like the wealthy want this population to grow. They don't want to pay their fair share of taxes or have rules controlling rent or the use of real estate as speculation opportunity.
@@bitey-facepuppyguy2038
The wealthy account for 70% of all taxes paid. What do you mean by "fair share?"
The rise in housing cost is outpacing most people's bank accounts.
Not everyone has special friends sitting in parliament hill.
True and not everyone homeless is a junkie. You said it perfectly outpacing people's bank accounts.
Inflation was a hell of a lot worse in the late 70's and 80's. We never saw this back then. Blame it on druggies and excessive alcoholism.
@@gailjohnston9253 the reason you never saw this was because the USD was still pegged to the gold standard around that time and the United States had a much stronger leadership along with tech edge.
the debt is now becoming unbearable and most of the western world, due to US weakness, is witnessing the downfall of their economies.
and not to mention, 80% of your minimum wage back then did not go towards rent.
The extreme rise in hidden taxes is playing a big part as well. The cost of living is through the roof and only going higher. Most of the price of goods is taxes, then the government tries to blame everything but the taxes. They tax every step. Start looking into the taxes on food from farm to table and you'll realize why the inflation is so bad. It's the government; their taxes and their policies locally and internationally. Then we get next to nothing for those taxes, it's all wasted. The only things we do actually get from them is absolute bare minimum and totally broken due to lack of care or management.
Not just Edmonton...even in small towns there are homeless people living in tents. All across the country its the same soul crushing story...and its going to get much worse.
A future generation awaits birth under tent canvas
Yeah, but you need to address the cause
@@ahhmm5381 There is no political will to do anything...in fact I believe destroying our country morally, spiritually and financially, is exactly what they want to do.
@@ahhmm5381 Alcohol & Drug's are both primary causes
@@AnthonyOMulligan-yv9cg Nah, those are just symptoms
My shelter I oversaw in Red Deer was spotless!!! I respected the clients and vise vera. They saw I worked hard and we all came together to keep it clean. Younger social workers were lazy, I had to retire early. I still miss my peeps!
In BC they're too busy encouraging addiction rather than curtail it and help people get off the street. In summer it seems like every addict in the country makes it's way to BC for the climate
maybe Trudeau will treat them as refugees, free housing with complete benefits, and allowances
Trudeau would rather treat them like old and disabled and offer them medical assistance in dying.
4yrs on the street is a sign that they don’t want to change. Its Alberta and buddy is in a high visibility suit. Last time I checked the oil sands are hiring and pay $30/hr or more. Sorry to sound insensitive to but facts are facts. Oil sands even provide workers with housing.
I can’t believe this is happening in Edmonton Alberta, Canada and where is the Prime Minister? Oh right in Jamaica that’s so
and mayor sohi ran away from the problem to an all expense paid trip to Hawaii this week.
No problem donating Billions to other countries. Almost like it's part of the plan ...
So sad, yet we fund immigrants everyday but Canadians are left to live outside. I AM ANGRY, Trudeau needs to GO
The immigrant will work and pay taxes. the Canadian just want handouts. I didn't see any immigrant homeless because they are working.
Don’t do drugs kids.
Perhaps it is time we tax payers ask where the billions spent by governments on social welfare goes?
It goes to the migrants who are being shipped in to replace you.
Part of it is the extra 100,000 fed workers since Jr, and vacations
You don't have to ask, the information is public - by law. Very easy to find for your province.
@@stoneneils lol if you believe that crap they put out. I got a bridge to sell ya!
Just dont ask here the governements last stop is hanging out on CZcams interested in hearing your comments.
Humanity is at the edge of collapse
Not really. This has been going on well before even Jesus's time.
It is the lack of compassion and since ourselves are comfortable, forget about the rest, how selfish.
It's controlled demolition
justin trudeaus policy
I love hearing your lone brain cell speak, even if all it can say is “Trudeau bad”
Don’t ever change by developing a personality 😊
@@ThePleasantDevourersays the guy with one lone brain cell
lol@@ThePleasantDevourer
@@normmartin6070 yup, I love the lone brain-cell club, welcome brother.
they will give you drugs faster than they will provide you with a home and a job and rehab if needed. we need better government and better representatives
Half would rather live that way then give up drugs and alcohol
Maybe they should get off the drugs
Not all of them are on drugs… a lot of them just got priced out of their homes when renewed mortgage at higher rate due to JTs overspending…
This is what you all voted for. It’s a dam shame. My only hope is that it’s not too late to turn it around. #PP4PM 🇨🇦🇺🇸🇨🇦
you're going against nefarious forces of NWO and their desired reality. you think the situation is going to fix itself by accident ? if that would ever started happening they will just relase another virus and bs restrictions to get even more people into tents. it's all part of depopulation agenda
Wow homeless in both Canada and US have been reporting lately that the shelters are worse than sleeping outside.
welcome to democrazy
They have always said this. You can't trust a street person.
We are the only species that pays to live on this planet!
Maybe this government should be looking at the real estate agents who use there housing market information to buy homes at better prices and then rent out bedrooms at $800 a month
I love how they expect everyone to respect their belongings and "homes" while throwing trash everywhere and not respecting anyone elses property or living space or shared outdoor space.
Housing's too expensive. That's the main factor driving homelessness. Just take the same tactic as Finland, provide housing with aside of counselling where needed. It's probably cheaper than just leaving people on the streets, and definitely more ethical.
Homelessness is a business. A billion dollar business with zero incentive to fix as long as they get to keep taking our money
Our former mayor, Don Iveson used to open up underground LRT stations for homeless people to sleep in and stay out of the extreme cold!!!
That was a bad idea. Too many people getting attacked, robbed killed there.
I was born in Edmonton, and my parents always used to talk about how extremely cold it gets there. They mentioned temps of -40F in the winter. To be surviving in a tent under those conditions is inconceivable.
Minus 40 right now bud, it is unliveable
“These are our homes” not it’s not babe it’s public property you can’t just set up shop on the street doesn’t work like that.
It’s wicked cold outside….
Yup many in Hamilton Ontario where our home is for sale not due to tent cities but mortgage increases and cost of living.Went to lower Sackville NS to look for homes many tents there.Went home searching in NB many there too.Great job Justin.Stop the destruction of our society and our once beautiful Country.Cant move to Costa Rica or Belize or Mexico Daughters grandson and the love of my country.Does it have to get any worse?Because it needs to get better.Im getting the sense its time for a change you know vote in another party with attractive campaign policy or just come together like in Ottawa yes i was there and so was my family.purebloods the lot of us the wife could carry the house throygh the winter months as i have my own company doing concrete 7 to 8 months a year until our daughter who worked in surgery at a Childrens University hospital in Hamilton and my wife a porter of 24 years went from heroes to zeros due to mandates.Who knew how bad it was going to get.Now we know its time for a change.
Housing has become unaffordable in Canada for the working class people.
Shelters should have one room per person with a door that locks
That would encourage drug use
“We like to be out here” me sitting in my house while its -42 outside thinking this guy is crazy! Either way it’s illegal and thats not ok. I don’t pay taxes to have to deal with or see this kinda crap. The government needs to get there shite together seriously and figure out the issue
Oh course this problem is only enhanced with illegal immigration via Roxham Road. Edmonton & Alberta lawmakers can do whatever they wish. But only plugging Roxham Road with a legal cork has to be one important long term solution to our housing shortage.
Roxham Rd is closed, but Trudeau removed the visa requirements from several countries. The illegals are now flying in and claiming asylums at airports across Canada.
Roxham Road was shut down a long time ago because of the new agreement between Canad aand The US over a year ago
This is so true. Last Saturday I saw 17 who were either sitting in a group or sleeping on the floor of the pedway 27 walking back. This an eyesore I hope it hives this City a bad review that tourists won’t to volition here. It’s almost as bad as Portland.
In Montreal they disallow tents.
The inhumanity to confiscate a tent from someone trying to survive a Canadian winter...Jesus wept.
I don't think you're allowed to say "Jesus" in Canada anymore.
I don't think you're allowed to say "Jesus" in Canada anymore.
Easy answer: socialist policies and government reckless spending. Trudeau needs to take a walk in the snow so we don’t have to.
And all the low skilled jobs are taken, and held onto by new immigrants. 15$/hr is a lot to make coffee and no one is hiring. I’m about to be on the street for this reason.
The militia armouries are normally big and empty. Put them there warm and fed and train them in military values and patriotism with medical supports🇨🇦
Yup 100
Helping our homeless citizens to stand on their own is one thing.
Enabling them is quite another.
i have an idea.
an apartment building with minimal suites the size of hotel rooms. ground floor has small doctor and dentist clinics, as well as a job placement office. homeless tenants must show that they are clean of drugs once a month to be allowed to stay there. the job placement office finds them jobs as well as organizes and monitors the tenants finances. that way, tenants can find jobs and stay there until they have enough money for 6 months of rent at which point they move out for other tenants to move in.
Great idea, but who is going to pay for it? Our current government is broke from a 8 year crusade of fighting climate change and making his insiders rich.
Doctor, dentist, organizers and monitors? We're kinda in a worker shortage. Good idea if you got the manpower.
@@dalegribble60 ok maybe not the drs but funding for any necessary dental work would be good. its going to take funds, no doubt. even the construction of the apartment, but its a program that would pay off as those who "graduate" from it would become productive, contributing members of society. its better than opening our doors wide open to refugees, which costs us even more. with refugees we give them money rather than make them self sufficient as well as paying hotels to turn into refugee camps. ive got nothing against helping them but that doesnt solve our homeless problem and we should look after ourselves first.
It is sad,: is Canada a third world country? what happened to compassion. As a nation of conscience we need to fairly take care of the homeless, for anyone under many circumstances can become homeless. They need decent places to live, not bedbug ridden. We pay high taxes in Canada and need to see what we pay is doled out fairly. Obviously the poor are neglected, which gives the whole nation a negative appearance of non caring.Charitable organizations should not be bearing the brunt to feed and shelter, it is the obligation of the government to care for all people equally.
Some people would rather do drugs. You cant force them off drugs but you cant blame the government or society for it.
Compassion has brought us this. Compassion has done nothing except enable and exacerbate the problem all because you're scared of taking a stand and appearing cruel.
@@shauncameron8390 Compassion is highly overrated
That is stereotyping ,and drugs are a symptom of something much deeper .Many people are alcoholic in general society are not centred out. I blame the government for turning a blind eye. They are still human beings . @@RalphieMaysGhost
I disagree, it is easy to blame the downtrodden that are unable to speak for themselves. Just because we live a comfortable life it is wrong to lose care for others that can’t. @@shauncameron8390
The problem is extreme LACK OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING. How is this difficult to understand? 🤬 And emphasis on the word AFFORDABLE.
this problem is actually addiction and mental health.
Not really. For a lot of the people in the video, that is the least of their problems.
look atall the stolen bikes
This guy has been on the streets for 4 years?
In *4 YEARS* he couldn't improve his life? Exactly why am I supposed to feel sorry for this guy?
Notice how they don’t show you the inside of the shelters
People can pick up after themselves and show charity some respect for a change and maybe it wouldn't be so awful