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[–] Leviathan@lemmy.world 32 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Surely they gave them places to live and help with their health issues? They didn't just move them and expect the problem to fix itself, right?

[–] Poutinetown@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 years ago

However, Davidson also ruled there must be enough room in homeless shelters for displaced people and the camp must receive notice prior to the evictions. Without space in shelters police may only close those canps at risk to public health and safety, the judge added.

Now, the question is how the matching will work, if there's any plan to match them.

[–] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 years ago

They didn't move them at all. That would cost money. They are expected to leave o. Their own or be arrested for interference or something ..

[–] Harpsist@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Oh. The problem did fix itself. You don't have a homeless problem if all your homeless are frozen to death.

This is why, statistically, northern countries have lower homeless population... They die off every winter.

(I am now not sure on my stats)

[–] trackcharlie@lemmynsfw.com 9 points 2 years ago

Canada has become such a complete shit hole and I am ashamed that this government continues to debase this country so hard.

Too busy sucking corporate cock of oil barons to do anything for their fucking constituents.

[–] Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Oh Canada. I always looked up to you as a kind of USA but where people actually would like to live. This is news i would've expected of your neighbours.

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

This is Alberta, the conservative part of Canada

[–] Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 years ago

Doesn't make it sound less horrible though... And even more murican 🙁

[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

This is also Edmonton, the most progressive city in Alberta.

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah, but police in progressive cities are still generally regressive shitbags

[–] n2burns@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

No argument from me there. However, I'm pretty sure this is at the behest of the city, not the police taking actions on their own.

[–] pbjamm@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Sometimes it is necessary for public safety and sanitation reasons. The camp in that video certainly looked like a bonfire waiting to happen. The reality is though that this just moves the problem somewhere else. It is not like kicking them out magically creates a better, safer, warmer place for them to go to.

[–] Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 0 points 2 years ago

It would be necessary for " public health and sanitary reasons" to help those people somehow. Not just, like you concluded, just shove the somewhere else. Or just disperse them.

Sure, it might look like a bonfire, but none of those people probably actually WANTED this, if they've had the chance to voice their opinion.