tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post6591215918714152001..comments2023-07-25T02:39:44.615-07:00Comments on Bill Tieleman: Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan responds to Bill Tieleman's October 28 column on homelessnessBill Tielemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03304971610140279157noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-73352941528871304622014-11-05T22:14:38.232-08:002014-11-05T22:14:38.232-08:00"It's refreshing to see a couple of guys ..."It's refreshing to see a couple of guys with similar political ideas,overall,see a difference on a subject without throwing insults."<br /><br />It's an unwritten rule within the NDP, one never criticises one's brother and sister members. It just isn't done.<br /><br />If the NDP supporters would be more respectful to those they disagree with and not spew half truths or bended facts as one sees constantly in The Tyee and other left wing blogs, BC's political scene would be a much better place.<br /><br />But if that's done, "DPL" here wouldn't have anything to write about.<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-70537431991040880042014-11-05T13:04:00.691-08:002014-11-05T13:04:00.691-08:00It's refreshing to see a couple of guys with s...It's refreshing to see a couple of guys with similar political ideas,overall,see a difference on a subject without throwing insults. DPLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-9491762086930950052014-11-02T21:33:30.604-08:002014-11-02T21:33:30.604-08:00You seem to want the federal and provincial goverm...You seem to want the federal and provincial goverment to take on everything. It's a bit of a false hope. The NDP in the 1990s didn't do that. <br /><br />Red Tories are not "lefties" Those are NDPers and supporters of The Tyee.<br /><br />Red Tories believe in a hand up not a hand out. Lefties believe in a hand out not a hand up.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-75796336378130608762014-11-02T10:23:43.220-08:002014-11-02T10:23:43.220-08:00Corrigan is quite correct. The federal and provin...Corrigan is quite correct. The federal and provincial governments have been "downloading" responsibilities for social services to any level they could. However, the municipal levels are the least able to provide the services. They don't have the ability to even carry a deficit. <br /><br />It is about time the provincial and federal governments got back into the business of ensuring all citizens have decent shelter, medical care, etc. instead of ensuring their corporate contributors got the best tax break they could.<br /><br />What we have now is a situation where senior levels of government have dumped the responsibility on municipal governments but not the authority necessary to deal with the issues. <br /><br />Some of what the City of Vancouver does is through the health authority. So the money doesn't come directly out of the city budget. <br /><br />For those who think all "lefties" have the same ideology, think again. There was a time in Canada when some Red Tories would have as much in common with a "leftie" when it came to social programs as they had differences about how to pay for it. <br /><br />One Country, One level of social services. e.a.f.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-54483805007783323802014-10-30T22:53:09.561-07:002014-10-30T22:53:09.561-07:00Is this the same Colleen Jordan that kept going on...Is this the same Colleen Jordan that kept going on that the Port Mann Highway Improvement Project was going to enroach on Burnaby Lake? When the City wrote that foolish "City Manager's Report"<br /><br />The project never did. Never even reach the powerline that exists between the freeway and Burnaby Lake.<br /><br />It wouldn't hurt Burnaby to use some of the accumulated money in the reserve to take the initiative and do something about the homeless. <br /><br />Rather than complain, take the initiative and do something. The NDP (and their affilate farm team the BCA) always seem to be complaining, never doing. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-51389050862747790202014-10-30T17:20:13.401-07:002014-10-30T17:20:13.401-07:00So one NDPer goes after another.
Corrigan off loa...So one NDPer goes after another.<br /><br />Corrigan off loads Burnaby's responsibility help onto the province. Doesn't take much initiative. That facility he says Burnaby "hosts" is on provincially owned land. <br /><br />So on and on it goes.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-33593585726808104362014-10-30T14:15:53.883-07:002014-10-30T14:15:53.883-07:00Let me add one of many specific examples of how th...Let me add one of many specific examples of how the province has neglected to use available resources to support the homeless while trying to offload their role onto our city. In 2007, the youth detention centre, with space for 80+ persons was closed. The city immediately wrote to the minister requesting they consider using this facility for transition housing. For the last 7 years it has stayed empty and gathering dust. For a short time, it was proposed to be torn down and replaced by a jail. After the community rejected that idea, even then Lookout Society's Karen O'Shanncery was quoted as saying "Lookout is seeking the provinces'go ahead on that site".<br />Nothing happened, until, the government sold the property this year. And yet Coleman expects us to use our taxes to replace facilities he sells or tears down. That is not a partnership, that is makeing the city the scapegoat for failed provincial policy.Colleen Jordannoreply@blogger.com