Trash, needles, human waste: Vital Vancouver street cleaning program at risk

[@marialong2950]

I feel like the pressure power washing guys should be wearing biohazard suits to prevent bodily fluid and excrements from being sprayed back onto themselves.

[@Dbodell8000]

To useless to pick up their own garbage.

[@coolioso808]

Do you know there are millions of kids who live in households they don't pay rent in and also resist cleaning up their own rooms or picking up after themselves? Want to blame the parents for all of that? But don't critique the social system we were born in and its many dysfunctional, anti-human, anti-social mechanisms, right? Miss the mark and keep punching down.

[@ScotianDoomer]

Yep. They will do drugs in children’s play parks .

[@Dbodell8000]

@@coolioso808 Quit making excuses for them !

[@dixonpinfold2582]

@@coolioso808 That deluded woke mindset has failed miserably. It was totally based on empty sanctimony and it's done. Admit it and start over.

[@Dbodell8000]

@ThadThad-q1n Yes sorry.

[@mickeyandres2651]

The liberal/NDP party said they’d help Canadians, another lie……

[@Crowback354]

The liberals, NDP, Conservatives have nothing to do with the city of vancouver not using its resources properly.

[@coolioso808]

Bet you have no viable answers yourself. So what are you complaining about? You don't know better than a politician what to do.

[@dsab381]

They never claimed they could perform miracles on junkies.

[@ScotianDoomer]

@@dsab381The government should subsidize rehab and they need to reopen mental institutions.

[@ScotianDoomer]

@@coolioso808 Housing is not the primary issue ; the waitlist for subsidized rehabs is generally years and since they’ve closed down mental institutions, we have psychos roaming the streets. Two things the government can invest in

[@Katrina-mx2sf]

This is actually dangerous, this is how disease spreads .

[@Bruce-e8h]

So stupid, life without laws is life without value.

[@Grady00683]

Clean up the corruption and the rest will follow

[@coolioso808]

How do you clean up corruption when big money people and companies make the laws by lobbying the government officials? In capitalism, with more money, more power comes. That's how it works. Inequality gets worse. Fascism grows and people get more and more exploited. We don't have to live this way, but of course it takes thinking outside the box and cooperation with community members to overcome the odds. And how many people today are prepared to think outside the box of lies that has been fed to them since birth?

[@hchalz]

There is really no point cleaning up Vancouver. Even if Vancouver is covered with dog poops, 1 foot thick, we can sell Vancouver as the most livable city not only for humans, but also a paradise for dogs. Condos will be avg $5MM each.

[@mickeyandres2651]

You mean sell out to foreigners?

[@coolioso808]

Is this your "I give up" speech? Odd.

[@dsab381]

It's one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Just not that part.

[@Katrina-mx2sf]

Yeah well good luck with that . Ghetto Vancouver

[@hchalz]

@@dsab381 you just have to learn the other side of the beauty with trash, drugs, and poops. So far, Vancouver is doing a good job. It's still the most livable city in the world

[@munzo91]

Yeah, PUBLIC RESTROOMS. Where are they and why are they not enough! Its so annoying at times. Thanks for raising the issue.

[@MrUranium238]

Public restrooms will just get trashed

[@TheUnknownVideographer]

Once upon a time they used to have water trucks that would blast the entire area and Gastown every night. Then they just let the junkies take over.

[@zzorhncarlson1090]

Make hard drugs illegal again! Our society depends on it

[@doitalldan5326]

132.5K homeless people in 2015 to 300K and rising currently..... I wonder what happened?

[@B.D.F.]

Can’t be landlords raising rents and CEOs raising prices, let’s blame whoever’s in power as long as they’re not conservative.

[@mickeyandres2651]

@@B.D.F., You want to ignore who’s been calling the shots into this disaster unless it’s a conservative?

[@B.D.F.]

@@mickeyandres2651 Rent in most cities has nearly doubled since 2015. Who sets rent prices? Not politicians.

[@mickeyandres2651]

@@B.D.F. , There’s more to it than that, regulators aren’t doing anything to help….. We pay for several entities to monitor this nationwide as taxpayers and they’re clearly not working.

[@coolioso808]

Capitalism happened and it never stopped, 150+ years going on! Ain't late stage capitalism lovely? Just so wonderful. No problems at all. Politicians aren't corrupt, corporations aren't making record profits and worker's aren't barely paying the bills. Also no wars or atrocities going on around the world. Everything is peachy in a capitalist world. Why change? It's just too good to change anything.

[@antpart7998]

Prison for drug paraphernalia littering and use

[@theredboneking]

It’s time to look at Japan’s approach to homelessness and addiction. Otherwise we will turn ourselves into a 3rd world country.

[@aavvcc]

What is Japan's approach?

[@theredboneking]

5 year prison sentence for possession of an illegal substance. It is illegal to beg for money.

[@theredboneking]

Japan has very strict rules about drugs, except for alcohol. If you are caught with any substance that is related to drugs, you will be subject to severe punishment. Due to this stringent policy, only 1.6% of the Japanese populace attempted drugs during their lifetime, in contrast to 46% of the American populace. This means that drug addiction is rare in Japan, which is why there aren't many homeless people there.

[@Bunny11344]

I love how clean Japan is. They should also take from the Philippines when it comes to drgs 😅

[@Scott_396]

Truly a liberal habitat.

[@Dracoool]

I thought Trudeau was doing that job?

[@syro666]

Good thing the council gave themselves a raise

[@TBA-zv9qt]

Looks like New Delhi 😂😂😂😂

[@YardPrep00]

you deserve the party you vote for

[@guythibodeau4976]

This is insane!! they gave up on these People and now feeding them drugs to get rid of them.

[@winstonsmith935]

It’s Vancouvers destiny.

[@wallacegrommet3479]

Vancouver has a stink, I hate driving through there, Vancouver

[@jamesmurray8558]

Vancouver was a clean city. 1980.

[@dixonpinfold2582]

$70k a month? $0.8m a year? That's dirt-cheap (sorry🤣) considering the need and the benefit. Just preserving the morale of area residents and businesses is worth it. Find the money somewhere. Take it out of the free drugs budget or the salaries of the people who work mainly to perpetuate and normalize addiction and homelessness.

[@saxonthegermanshepherd2809]

Very vibrant

[@JohnnyPeacenic]

This will always be a problem if there is no trash can and no porta potty

[@Skippy0330]

Dude, what is wrong with you, why can't you fathom carrying out what you bring in. ALL of your posts are how someone doesn't provide you with a garbage recitple EVEN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FOREST and its ok to litter.

[@ElaineMiller-ck7ff]

i could smell that video

[@canadiansfor2A]

Leftys policy's for all to see!!

[@DRACOFURY]

This have this in skidrow. They need this in Kensington ASAP 😮

[@ScotianDoomer]

George st. South of dundas , east of Yonge. Looks like a war zone. Kensington is not bad

[@dixonpinfold2582]

@@ScotianDoomer Guessing they meant notorious Kensington Philadelphia.

[@ScotianDoomer]

@@DRACOFURY ah, my bad, carry on..

[@DRACOFURY]

@@ScotianDoomer All Good... But yea every time I hear anything about Vancouver always always always *"East Hastings"* enters the chat. Kensington Bad but it ain't East Hastings 😕

[@DRACOFURY]

@@dixonpinfold2582 Yup... They outta have a school trip down there to get them kids off them drugs 😔

[@canadaclub8920]

so they are doing the citys job?

[@TheUnknownVideographer]

Pretty much. The city guys drive around in pickup trucks picking up virtually nothing.

[@dixonyaarmouf4630]

Dildeau’s Canada

[@Wargutz666]

🦗🦗🦗🦗

[@coolioso808]

Capitalism's Canada. Really, it is Capitalism's Earth. The rich rule and the poor and working class are exploited and oppressed.

[@thisiscanada8632]

respect +

[@gitwindoixphog613]

End stage capitalism is an ugly thing, this is the result of putting profits over people and purpose.

[@ijji4615]

A shame to call these Canadians.

[@careylee2595]

Hey Mayor Ken Sim, why isn't this the cities job? Want exercise? Get off your office stationary bike and take a walk through these neighbourhoods.

[@Dukes-g2c]

Boohoo deal with it😂

[@martymethuselah]

its an urban artifact .. a tribute to diversity and happy merchants and room for black markets.. good people on both sides