Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Chuck Chiang
Publication Date: January 24, 2025 - 15:16
Critics denounce proposal to pause supportive housing construction in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
January 24, 2025
Critics are denouncing Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim’s plan for revitalizing the Downtown Eastside neighbourhood, with former councillor Jean Swanson saying his proposal to pause supportive housing construction is “Trumpian.”Swanson, an anti-poverty activist, says Sim’s plans to pause net new supportive housing units in Vancouver and reduce the concentration of social services in the Downtown Eastside are “not compassionate” and are akin to victim blaming.
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