06-25-2015, 01:30 PM
So there is a "tent city" at Victoria Park again. I say that in quotes because I counted a grand total of 17 tents and maybe a dozen people at the gazebo.
http://www.therecord.com/news-story/5694...y-visible/
It appears the infamous Julian Ichim (CPC-ML candidate and disruptor of Remembrance Day ceremonies, among other things) is again one of the organizers.
"We are seeing the displacement of poor people to make room for condos," Ichim told The Record. Completely ignoring the fact, of course, that no housing of any kind has been lost to 1 Victoria, City Centre, Arrow or Kaufman.
http://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/calling-for-...-1.2438731
“We’re seeing more and more low-income housing torn down to make room for what is being seen as revitalization,” Ichim told CTV. He didn't mention what low-income housing had been torn down, though.
Apparently they also feel that "light rail transit construction could further alienate impoverished communities downtown."
On this topic: I am very supportive of eradicating poverty, both in Canada and abroad. But this particular protest seems at best misguided.
http://www.therecord.com/news-story/5694...y-visible/
It appears the infamous Julian Ichim (CPC-ML candidate and disruptor of Remembrance Day ceremonies, among other things) is again one of the organizers.
"We are seeing the displacement of poor people to make room for condos," Ichim told The Record. Completely ignoring the fact, of course, that no housing of any kind has been lost to 1 Victoria, City Centre, Arrow or Kaufman.
http://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/calling-for-...-1.2438731
“We’re seeing more and more low-income housing torn down to make room for what is being seen as revitalization,” Ichim told CTV. He didn't mention what low-income housing had been torn down, though.
Apparently they also feel that "light rail transit construction could further alienate impoverished communities downtown."
On this topic: I am very supportive of eradicating poverty, both in Canada and abroad. But this particular protest seems at best misguided.