Task Force to Tackle Social Disorder Failure: 15 Months, 2 Accomplishments
The task force isn't designed for action. It's designed for representation. And representation without decision-making is just a talking shop. 20 people in a room doesn't give you 20 solutions. It gives you 20 reasons why something won't work. Done is better than perfect. But with 20 people, done never happens.
Winter is Coming
“I Have Faith”: Kookum’s Frantic Plea as City’s Shelter Gaps Leave People in The Cold
The situation frames a damning contradiction: public outrage would rightly erupt if a pet were left tethered outside in the cold, yet human beings are expected to endure it with little more than a tarp for shelter.
Updated - As Temperatures Plummet, Medicine Hat Has No Plan to Open Warming Centres
With a cold snap gripping Alberta, a critical disparity in emergency response for homeless residents has emerged between major cities and one of the province’s smaller urban centres.
