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Eviction

            This woman and her friends were told to pack up their homeless camp and find somewhere else to live. Many folks in these camps just don't care any longer and leave refuse and used needles everywhere. And some like her, seem to be trying to make the best of a situation and will even clean up when being told to leave. 

Politicians in Canada's federal government, British Columbia's provincial government, and the City of Vancouver all think that building condos and getting ultra wealthy foreign buyers to buy up all the property and jack up home prices is the best way to drive the economy. The Canadian minister for housing even said exactly this in statements made to mainstream media. 

On paper it looks good economically, like we are competitive. On the books a lot of money is moving around. But in reality they aren't building any long term industry that will keep Canadians gainfully employed long term, and at the same time it has priced most new Canadian home buyers completely out of the ability to own a home. Building homes is supposed to be a tertiary industry in support of proper primary and secondary industries, but politicians in Canada don't understand that, and the builders are throwing money at them had over fist, so unless there is some sort of revolution in how people vote, it will get worse. 

The people here in this photo are homeless and have nowhere to go. Obviously as this woman shows, not all are irresponsible. Some folks work or try to, but still cannot afford a place of their own. The city won't provide a place for them even as they put in place policies making it harder to find living accommodations. 

The city actually published a paper saying there needs to be at least 100,000 new rental units built in the next 4 years but have only given permits for a few thousand. Meanwhile they have approved tens of thousands of luxury condo units that will ultimately be bought by foreign property investors. 

Please folks, if you look at pictures of Vancouver and think how nice it looks, remember that it shields this skeleton: while Vancouver has been dolled up to look really good, it is just the politicians putting lipstick on a pig. In North American and Canadian rankings, Vancouver is falling down the ratings quickly in terms of quality of life and economic quality. 

This photo was taken couple of weeks ago. I was actually going to do something with this but had to go out of town for a bit of family emergency before I was able to send it. Emergency turned out OK for now. :)

Taken in: Canada / British Columbia / Vancouver / Chinatown de Vancouver (show map)

Taken on: June 14, 2021

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Camera: Nikon D850, f/8.0, 1/320 sec, 45mm, ISO 800 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D850
Lens:	Tamron SP 24-70mm F/2.8 Di VC USD G2 A032 (Nikon F)
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/320)
Focal Length:	45mm
ISO:	800
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Capture One 20 Windows
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