http://civicscene.ca/a-real-count-of-the-homeless-trumps-a-sham-tent-city Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 28 Nov 2010 03:13:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 http://civicscene.ca/a-real-count-of-the-homeless-trumps-a-sham-tent-city/comment-page-1#comment-5592 Neil Wed, 24 Mar 2010 06:09:04 +0000 http://civicscene.ca/?p=3415#comment-5592 What a load of crap. What difference does it make whether or not the people in tent city were homeless? I am a home OWNER in Vancouver and I am deeply concerned about the homelessness crisis. I commend anyone who supported the tent city, not just by sitting on the couch, but by actually going down and sleeping there. This was a public and effective campaign to raise awareness about homelessness - and it worked. There is no disputing the number of people living on the streets is staggering - I was a part of the homeless count this morning. And finally, Pivot has done more for this city than any other legal advocacy group. They are entitled to raise awareness and funding like any other organization or corporation. What a load of crap. What difference does it make whether or not the people in tent city were homeless? I am a home OWNER in Vancouver and I am deeply concerned about the homelessness crisis. I commend anyone who supported the tent city, not just by sitting on the couch, but by actually going down and sleeping there. This was a public and effective campaign to raise awareness about homelessness – and it worked. There is no disputing the number of people living on the streets is staggering – I was a part of the homeless count this morning. And finally, Pivot has done more for this city than any other legal advocacy group. They are entitled to raise awareness and funding like any other organization or corporation.

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