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Provincial Housing Solution Snubbed by Homeless Former Mayoral Candidate

If you're new here. Welcome. If you’re familiar with my views on homelessness, it should come as no surprise that I'm pretty blunt about the topic. As shocking as this piece may be for some, it will highlight the typical attitude of many homeless in the province and their various demands. The homelessness crisis in… Continue reading Provincial Housing Solution Snubbed by Homeless Former Mayoral Candidate

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Encampments, and The Hidden Dangers That Are Right Under Your Nose.

Homeless Encampments, and the hidden dangers that are right before your very eyes.Along with the opiate crisis, and housing being either non-existent or un-affordable for a vast majority of Canadians, people in regular cookie cutter neighborhoods are finding themselves with these toxic neighbors. And before I go any further, are there a few people in… Continue reading Encampments, and The Hidden Dangers That Are Right Under Your Nose.

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Canada’s “Safe Supply” and “Safe Injection Sites” or Canada’s way to killing citizens one needle at a time.

Homelessness is not a new phenomenon. In fact, it has been around for centuries with the earliest documented cases being in the 1640s. Even growing up most people who lived around a bigger city would recognize some one who seemed homeless by their attire, their cardboard signs with whatever message and their cups waiting to… Continue reading Canada’s “Safe Supply” and “Safe Injection Sites” or Canada’s way to killing citizens one needle at a time.

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A Reality Check for Canadians: Why the housing and opiate crisis are hand in hand.

Hello There!If you are wondering who I am, let me introduce myself. My name is Stacey Girard. I have been following the homelessness issue within Nova Scotia over the past year. And among other topics in Canada such as the issues surrounding harm reduction, safe supply, and various other social and community issues plaguing the… Continue reading A Reality Check for Canadians: Why the housing and opiate crisis are hand in hand.