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Makes a difference from the pretty stuff. There are so many troubles in this world.

I"ve been in Vancouver several times and never thought of it as a place with bad problems. That's from more or less a "touristy" point of view

That's a great cartoon - I hope the new council live up to expectations on dealing with the problem.

hopefully it's not an "ed koch" solution to homelessness.

That cartoon could fit most places

dynamon71 said:

I"ve been in Vancouver several times and never thought of it as a place with bad problems. That's from more or less a "touristy" point of view

yeah, there is this one glaring social problem that has been brewing for the past 20 years. finally it's gotten to the point where no-one can ignore it or brush it off with jokes ... I guess the city does ok at hiding it from tourists (except for the poor souls who get lost walking between Gastown and Chinatown).

annier said:

That's a great cartoon - I hope the new council live up to expectations on dealing with the problem.

here's hoping! but you never know - lefty idealists can become problematic when they realize things aren't working out the way they envisioned!

cephallus said:

hopefully it's not an "ed koch" solution to homelessness.

that's not the new mayor's plan ... but the cops and the other levels of government are a whole different story.

sstrokerj said:

That cartoon could fit most places

yeah I guess. in Vancouver it's the contrast between wealth and beauty, while 6 or 8 square blocks languish in total anarchy, that makes DTES issues such a big deal. oh, and the 2010 winter olympics.