Jillian Skeet
@polarbear165
International Affairs Consultant, Writer, Editor, and Researcher
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08-09-2016 04:50:40
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Making Mass Addiction “None of the $600 million spent in the DTES each year provides support to those outside the government system. But it buys a lot of loyalty” Chaos, failed policy fuel fire crisis in Downtown Eastside SROs northernbeat.ca/opinion/unchec… Jillian Skeet
Private Downtown Eastside SRO hotel operators have long been vilified as "slum landlords," but the problem isn't the SROs, Jillian Skeet tells NorthernBeat News. It's a system that has no other place for its most severely addicted & mentally ill citizens. northernbeat.ca/opinion/podcas…
BC govt isn't properly caring for its most severely addicted, mentally ill citizens, Jillian Skeet tells Fran Yanor on our latest NorthernBeat News podcast. Foisting them onto Downtown Eastside SROs when they need lg term intense care is endangering everyone. northernbeat.ca/opinion/podcas…
PODCAST: If a DTES SRO tenant destroys property or beats ppl up, govt-funded advocates fight their eviction. Tenants & staff are left in terror & chaos. Jillian Skeet shares harrowing war stories of a messed-up system endangering everyone. NorthernBeat News northernbeatnews.substack.com/p/podcast-jill…
Opinion: The people of the Downtown Eastside don't need saving. They need their government to finally do its job vancouversun.com/opinion/op-ed/… via The Vancouver Sun
Liberal MP Vince Gasparro asks the PBO Jason Jaques whether Canada is better off than other countries. The answer was the same, this is unsustainable.