And if you aren't downtown to shop, you aren't welcome, as Councilor Klassen has made very clear. Who represents the people who can't afford dinner out and a couple of new hardcovers?
"Regardless of how you feel about the efficacy of the CTS, it was always a borderline negligent idea to eliminate an option that was saving livings and replacing it with one of the Ford government’s patented back-of-the-napkin plans in the span of about seven months."Exactly right. This is a poorly designed "plan" that will cause chaos for the agencies working in this space, shuffling around programs and staffing and buildings, with only short-term and inadequate funding, that we KNOW will lead to worse outcomes.
56% of Guelph wanted a ban. Why bother holding public consultations if you have no intention of listening or acting on the information gathered? Just let the fireworks lobby write the bylaw for you and collect your paycheques.
"human trafficking, drug dealing, overt drug use and inciting public violence and disturbances" - already illegal. "Our homeless individuals need help but they are often not being directed to appropriate resources." The resources don't exist.How exactly will this bylaw help?