You know, if you keep going on unendingly, saying things that aren't true, and for which you have presented no evidence, it wouldn't surprise me if more of your posts were deleted, or maybe even all of them
The issue is not your political slant; the issue is that you're venting, repeating the same thing again and again, without a single shred of evidence to support your take.
For the record, I'm not a moderator nor did I request the deletions; but I take little issue w/them. If you want to be taken seriously, make a point properly, citing research or just accept the consensus here, which is that you're wrong, and move on to a new subject.
Moreover, I don't want to hear endless bashing of 'the left' or 'the right' or anything in between. If your argument is credible you can make it without any school-yard level critiques.
Ok.. here's some stats I found. This is a Gov of Canada report. I will cite it for your reference. (
https://housing-infrastructure.cana...nte-mentale-consom-substances-eng.html#toc_7d)
It shows that almost
73% of homeless have either drug addiction issues, mental illness, or in 47% of cases both. I dont know about you, but I dont think anyone forced these people to get on drugs, that was a choice. Bad choices have consequences. As for mental health, these people should be getting treatment for it, and if they cannot manage that themselves, then they should be institutionalized. Providing housing isnt going to solve either of these issues. When you are crazy or stoned all the time, you are a danger to others or are most likely a criminal trying to get your next hit.
Figure 1. Proportion of responses, categorized by incidence of mental health and substance use issues (N=22,159)
All I am saying is focus the effort on fixing the problems for these people instead of letting them roam the TTC,. I dont know why this is so controversial?
now you want to provide them housing when these problems were the things that mostly caused them to lose housing in the first place. The number looks like 40%+
so if we turn around and put them back into free housing, what happens? they get tossed back onto the streets for the same reasons. seems insane.
Reasons for housing loss
Survey respondents were asked about the reasons for their most recent housing loss (respondents could indicate more than one). The most frequently identified response was not having enough income (28%), followed by substance use issues (18%).
The majority of respondents selected only one reason for their most recent loss of housing. However, individuals living with mental health and/or substance use issues were more likely to indicate numerous reasons for housing loss. While only 8% of individuals with neither mental health nor substance use issues reported three or more reasons for housing loss, 18% of individuals with one or both of these health issues reported three or more reasons for housing loss. This may indicate a more nuanced and complex set of needs in order to restore and maintain housing among this population.
Reasons for housing loss are complex, with contributing factors that may be highly intersectional. It is important to note that facing a particular health condition and experiencing homelessness at the same time does not imply a causal correlation.
Among respondents reporting mental health and/or substance use issues, 22% noted substance use issues as a reason for housing loss and 16% noted health issues as a reason for housing loss.
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