Montreal: People sleeping on the sidewalk

[QuebecOverCanada]

There is a clear correlation in between the price of rent and the number of homeless people.

I have seen a clear progression in Montreal in the number of homeless people in the public transit when I use it (seldomly now as I drive to work), and it follows a trend we see in many other areas in the province of Quebec.

In Granby, a small town consisting of about only 70 000 people, there is now a tent encampment for the homeless. There was almost no homeless in Granby a few years ago. 

[Guest]

On 9/2/2024 at 2:59 AM, August1991 said:

Trudeau Jnr wants to solve this problem by giving them more money.

And safe drug supplies.

[August1991]

On 9/2/2024 at 11:03 AM, QuebecOverCanada said:

There is a clear correlation in between the price of rent and the number of homeless people.

I have seen a clear progression in Montreal in the number of homeless people in the public transit when I use it (seldomly now as I drive to work), and it follows a trend we see in many other areas in the province of Quebec.

In Granby, a small town consisting of about only 70 000 people, there is now a tent encampment for the homeless. There was almost no homeless in Granby a few years ago. 

Strongly disagree.

Canada has alot of space: surely rent should be low.

IME, "homeless" people in Montreal are not on the street because of a lack of money.

(I recently was in Asia among some very poor people. Nothing like Quebec.)

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In Montreal, this is not a problem for the police/ambulance/firemen.

We are wasting huge resourses on stupid nonsense.

Why? Security.

-Single urban woman want to feel save.

-911 Unions ask, first responders love the adrenalin

-Politicians give the money.

[eyeball]

1 hour ago, August1991 said:

Canada has alot of space: surely rent should be low.

Yup, there's no shortage of tundra.

[August1991]

25 minutes ago, eyeball said:

Yup, there's no shortage of tundra.

I reckon that the 911 people love the adrenalin rush. (Why are there so many?)

First responder? If you're a guy and you want a woman - firefighter!

The young women will vote for the politician who protects her.

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In Canada, our best protection against idiocy is the cold.

[QuebecOverCanada]

On 9/4/2024 at 9:51 PM, August1991 said:

Strongly disagree.

Canada has alot of space: surely rent should be low.

Lol I see the irony here.

[August1991]

42 minutes ago, QuebecOverCanada said:

Lol I see the irony here.

No sparcasm. No irony. Canada is a cold space

[Mathieub]

Our metropolitan shame.

[August1991]

On 9/29/2024 at 12:15 AM, Mathieub said:

Our metropolitan shame.

Shame?

Canada is cold. These men (very few women) in Montreal will sleep in the Metro.

[August1991]

I see many now - it is autumn.

With Trump, I suspect that I will see more - fleeing abroad.

Canada is a cold place, Few will stay here.